n.(名词)

1. 旺季
2. 季节，季
3. 活动期
4. （水果、蔬菜）时令
5. 季票
6. 回数票
7. 雨季，旱季
8. 流行季节
9. 好时机，适当时机
10. 一时，暂时
11. 社交季节，某种活动的季节
12. 演出期，上演期
13. 荟萃

v.(动词)

1. （使）适应，（变）习惯，使（习）惯
2. 变干，变干燥
3. 加味于，给...调味，加作料，根据需要加调料调味
4. 使得到锻炼
5. 使（木材）干燥以备用，对...进行干燥处理
6. （使）熟练，使（变得）老练
7. 晒干（木材），晾干，风干
8. （使）陈化
9. 使适用，使（变得）适用，变得合用
10. 缓和，调和，使（变得）温和
11. 使增添趣味

n.(名词)

1. [C] 季(节) part of the year distinguished according to its particular type of weather
2. [C] 节期,时期 time of the year when sth is easily available or common, or when a certain activity takes place

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使适应; 使适用 cause to be acclimatized, etc.; make suitable for use
2. vt. 调味 flavour (food) (with salt, pepper, etc.)
3. vt. & vi. (使)变干燥 (cause to) become dry

Noun:

1. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field;

   "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"
   "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
   

2. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions;

   "the regular sequence of the seasons"
   

3. a recurrent time marked by major holidays;

   "it was the Christmas season"
   

Verb:

1. lend flavor to;

   "season the chicken breast after roasting it"
   

2. make fit;

   "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
   

3. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;

   "she tempered her criticism"
   

1.季;季节;时节
Theseasons are the main periods into which a year can be divided and which each have their own typical weather conditions.

e.g. Autumn's my favouriteseason.
秋天是我最喜欢的季节。
e.g. ...the only region of Brazil where all four seasons are clearly defined.
巴西唯一一个四季分明的地区

2.(一年中某项活动或某一事件发生的)节期，时期
You can useseason to refer to the period during each year when a particular activity or event takes place. For example, the plantingseason is the period when a particular plant or crop is planted.

e.g. ...birds arriving for the breedingseason...
飞来准备度过繁殖季节的鸟群
e.g. For law students, autumn brings the recruitingseason.
对学法律的学生来说，秋季是招聘旺季。

3.(水果、蔬菜等的)当令期，上市期
You can useseason to refer to the period when a particular fruit, vegetable, or other food is ready for eating and is widely available.

season

e.g. The plumseason is about to begin...
快到吃李子的季节了。
e.g. Now British asparagus is inseason.
现在英国芦笋正当令。

4.(体育项目的)赛季
You can useseason to refer to a fixed period during each year when a particular sport is played.

e.g. ...the baseballseason...
棒球赛季
e.g. It is his first race thisseason.
这是他本赛季的第一场比赛。

5.(戏剧、表演的)上演期，会演期，献演期
Aseason is a period in which a play or show, or a series of plays or shows, is performed in one place.

e.g. ...aseason of three new plays.
3 部新戏剧的上演期
e.g. ...the Royal Ballet's summerseason.
皇家芭蕾舞团的夏季献演期

6.(一系列相关影片的)上映期
Aseason of films is several of them shown as a series because they are connected in some way.

e.g. ...a briefseason of films in which Artaud appeared.
阿尔托出演的系列影片的短暂上映期

7.度假旺季;法定假期
The holiday or vacationseason is the time when most people have their holiday.

e.g. ...the peak holidayseason...
休假高峰期
e.g. There are discos and clubs but these are often closed out ofseason.
那里有迪斯科舞厅和夜总会，但是通常只在度假旺季营业。

8.给…调味;加味于
If youseason food with salt, pepper, or spices, you add them to it in order to improve its flavour.

e.g. season the meat with salt and pepper...
用盐和胡椒粉给肉调味。
e.g. I believe in seasoning food before putting it on the table.
我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味。

9.对(木材)作干燥处理;风干，晒干(木材)
If woodis seasoned, it is made suitable for making into furniture or for burning, usually by being allowed to dry out gradually.

e.g. Ensure that new wood has been seasoned.
确保新木材已经风干。

10. see also: seasoned;seasoning

11.(雌性动物)处于发情期
If a female animal isin season, she is in a state where she is ready to have sex.

1. 赛季：β版本十分出色,市场反响很好,很多玩家都表示很满意. 新的<>赛季(season)将在8月12日开始,这回是正式版!

2. (四季)：一年春(spring)、夏(summer)、秋(autumn/fall)、冬(winter)四季(season),用英文提及时,有几点须留意. 第一,季节和月份January(一月)等不同,首字母不用大写,例如a cold winter(寒冷的冬天). 第二是冠词(article)的问题. 泛指冬天或夏天时,

1. Spring is my favourite season.
   春天是我最喜欢的季节。
2. There are four seasons in a year.
   一年中有四季。
3. It's a little too warm for the season.
   就季节来说,天气暖和了一点。
4. Plants grow fast in the warmest season.
   植物在最暖和的季节生长很快。
5. Between seasons, they dug medicinal roots, hunted and picked mushrooms.
   农闲的季节里,他们就挖药材、打猎或采蘑菇。
6. The spring-sowing season has set in.
   春播季节到来了。
7. The rainy season is coming.
   雨季就要来临。
8. The reservoir can even out the flow of the river by controlling floods during rainy seasons and releasing water in dry periods.
   水库通过雨季蓄洪和在旱季泄洪来调节河流的流量。
9. The enemy is going to deliver an attack during the dry season.
   敌人准备在旱季发动攻势。
10. The female turtle, every breeding season, has to forsake the open ocean.
    每到繁殖季节,雌海龟就得离开大海。
11. The football season begins next week.
    足球赛季下周开始。
12. With only one good pitcher this season,I'm afraid we have all our eggs in one basket.
    在这个赛季里,我们队里只有一名好投手,胜败如何,全在他一人手里了。
13. After Christmas is the quiet season for business.
    圣诞节后是商业的淡季。
14. It is always advisable to book early when you want a hotel room during the tourist season.
    要想在旅游旺季住旅馆,早点登记总是明智的。
15. The couple came to spend the season in Paris.
    那对夫妇在巴黎度过了一段时间。
16. This is the season for sleeveless dresses.
    现在是穿无袖连衣裙的时候了。
17. They employ day-labourers during the busy season.
    他们忙时要雇短工。
18. The young people had so much fun during the holiday season.
    假期里年轻人玩得很开心。
19. The store was dressing its display windows for the Christmas season.
    这家商店正在装饰其圣诞节期间的陈列橱窗。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Timber seasons quickly in the wind.
   木材在风里干得很快。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The carpenter taught us how to season wood.
   这位木匠教我们怎样对木材进行干燥处理。
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2. The timber has been seasoned well.
   这木材现在已干燥了。
3. Make sure the timber is well seasoned.
   务必把木材好好风干。
4. The actor was seasoned by years of performing.
   这位演员因多年舞台表演而变得成熟了。

in season

中听 pleasant to the ear; agreeable to the hearerIt's none too many for a word in season.话不投机半句多。

out of season

(花等)落令,凋谢; 淡季 (flowers etc.) not in season

season to (v.+prep.)

使适应 cause to be acclimatized, etc.
season sb to sth

He was seasoned to the hard life.

他过惯了艰苦的生活。

The young people from the South have been seasoned to the severe cold of the North.

南方来的青年人已经适应了北方的严寒。

season with (v.+prep.)

添加…使更有趣〔生动〕 make (sth) more lively by adding (sth)I think she has been seasoning her story with a few inventions.我认为她的故事里添加了一些虚构的情节。

• The season changed, and..autumn crept over all England.

  出自：W. Trevor

• It's already seasoned which means you don't have to throw a ton of salt on top.

  出自：E. Reveley

Winter is the coldest season in a year.

冬季是一年中最冷的季节。

He will captain the basketball team next season.

他将在下个赛季担任该篮球队的队长。

Holiday prices are lower out of season.

在度假淡季，度假费用较低。

The last three years have been a good season for the company.

过去三年一直是公司的兴旺时期。

You can season the soup with salt and pepper.

你可以用盐和胡椒来调汤的味道。

He seasoned his conversation with jokes and anecdotes.

他偶开玩笑,且运用典故,这使交谈妙趣横生。

He began to season the arid climate in the Middle East.

他开始适应了中东的干热气候。

the changing seasons

四时更迭

the cricket'/hunting'/shooting, etc. season

板球赛季、狩猎季节等

He scored his first goal of the season on Saturday.

他在星期六的比赛中打进了他在本赛季的第一个球。

The female changes colour during the breeding season .

在繁殖季节，雌性改变身上的颜色。

The hotels are always full during the peak season (= when most people are on holiday'/vacation) .

在旺季，这些旅馆总是客满。

(British English)the holiday season

度假旺季

(North Amercian English)the tourist season

旅游旺季

(North Amercian English)the holiday season (= the time of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year)

节假日期间（感恩节、犹太教修殿节、圣诞节和新年期间）

(British English)the festive season (= Christmas and New Year)

圣诞节节期（即圣诞节和新年）

The play opens for a second season in London next week.

下周，这部剧将在伦敦开始第二轮演出。

a season of films by Alfred Hitchcock

希区柯克电影作品展

This season's look is soft and romantic.

这段时间的流行风格是柔和、浪漫。

Hotels are cheaper out of season.

在淡季，旅馆要便宜些。

season the lamb with garlic.

给羊肉加蒜调味。

Autumn's my favourite season.

秋天是我最喜欢的季节。

...the only region of Brazil where all four seasons are clearly defined.

巴西唯一一个四季分明的地区

...birds arriving for the breeding season...

飞来准备度过繁殖季节的鸟群

For law students, autumn brings the recruiting season.

对学法律的学生来说，秋季是招聘旺季。

The plum season is about to begin...

快到吃李子的季节了。

Now British asparagus is in season.

现在英国芦笋正当令。

...the baseball season...

棒球赛季

It is his first race this season.

这是他本赛季的第一场比赛。

...a season of three new plays.

3 部新戏剧的上演期

...the Royal Ballet's summer season.

皇家芭蕾舞团的夏季献演期

...a brief season of films in which Artaud appeared.

阿尔托出演的系列影片的短暂上映期

...the peak holiday season...

休假高峰期

There are discos and clubs but these are often closed out of season.

那里有迪斯科舞厅和夜总会，但是通常只在度假旺季营业。

season the meat with salt and pepper...

用盐和胡椒粉给肉调味。

I believe in seasoning food before putting it on the table.

我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味。

Ensure that new wood has been seasoned.

确保新木材已经风干。

n.(名词)

1. season的基本意思是“季节”,即一年中有某个特点的时期,可指每年以气候为标志的“时节,时令”; 每年以活动为标志的季节; 体育比赛的“赛季”; 某些农业季节; 种植季节; 动物的交配季节; 渔猎季节; 节日,尤指圣诞节节期等。也可指社交繁忙时期、系列专题音乐会、戏剧会演时期等。
2. season是可数名词,有复数形式。

v.(动词)

1. season用作名词时意思是“季节”,转化为动词意为“使某人适应某种气候”,引申可指“适用”,也可表示以加盐、胡椒粉、香料等方法“调味”,还可指使木材“变干燥”等。
2. season既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。作“使适应”解时,常与介词to连用; 与with连用表示“给…加调料”,用于文章、诗歌等,表示“添加…使更有趣〔生动〕”。

n.(名词)

现在不是桃子上市的季节。

误 This is not the season of peaches.

正 This is not the season for peaches.

析 the season for表示“…上市的季节”,其中介词用for,不用of。

苹果即将上市。

误 Apples will be in the season soon.

正 Apples will be in season soon.

析 in season表示“上市”, season前不需定冠词the。

现在是螃蟹落令季节。

误 Crabs are out of the season now.

正 Crabs are out of season now.

析 out of season表示“不当令”或“落市”,这里season前不可带定冠词the。

他在1969年春季回到了故乡。

误 He returned to his hometown in the spring season of 1969.

正 He returned to his hometown in the spring of 1969.

析 “春季”只说spring,不说spring season,夏秋冬亦同。

他每个季度末付房租。

误 He pays his rent at the end of each season.

正 He pays his rent at the end of each quarter.

析 指“季度”(即三个月)时,须用quarter。一年虽也可分为4个season,但每个season并不一定3个月。

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的seison，意为季节；最初源自拉丁语的sationem，意为播种。