season
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsiː.zən/ us/ˈsiː.zən/
B1 季，季节
one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter
B1 （每年中某件事固定会发生的）时节，季
the period of the year when something that happens every year happens
How long does the dry/hurricane/monsoon season last? 旱／飓风／季风季要持续多久？
B1 赛季
the period of the year during which a particular sport is played
The British football season begins in August. 英国足球赛季始于8月。
the holiday, summer, tourist, etc. season 度假旺季
the period when most people take their holidays, spend time with their families, go to visit places, or take part in an activity outside work
Air fares are more expensive during the holiday season. 飞机票在度假旺季比较贵。
It's the holiday season and a lot of people are away.
It's fairly easy to find work during the summer season.
We have to take on more staff for the busy Christmas season.
The tourist season is drawing to a close now.
At the height of the tourist season this place is unbelievably crowded.
mainly US (UK usually series)（电视系列节目）季
one of several series of television programmes with the same title and the same characters
the third season of Homeland 《国土安全》第三季
UK（一组节目、戏剧或音乐活动的）播出期，上演期;演出季
a period when a set of programmes, plays, or musical events are broadcast or performed
There will be more documentaries and fewer quiz shows in the autumn season on TV. 秋季电视上会播放更多的纪录片，智力问答节目会比较少。
There's a season (US festival) of 1960s French films at the Arts Cinema next month. 下个月艺术影院会举行20世纪60年代法国电影展播。
in seasonB2 （水果和蔬菜）当令的
If fruit and vegetables are in season, they are being produced in the area and are available and ready to eat.
Fruit is cheaper when it's in season. 当令水果要便宜一些。
You can use whatever berries are in season for this recipe.
I tend to make this in the summer when peaches are in season.
Right now asparagus is in season and there are great piles of it at the local market.
When raspberries were in season we ate them most evenings with cream.
Cherries aren't in season right now.
在旅游旺季
at the time of year when many people want to travel or have a holiday
Hotel rooms are more expensive in season. 在旅游旺季，宾馆的房间比较贵。
（雌性动物）在发情期
A female animal that is in season is ready to have sex and able to become pregnant.
（动物）在狩猎期
An animal that is in season can be hunted legally during a particular period of time.
out of seasonC1 （水果和蔬菜）不当令的
If fruit and vegetables are out of season, they do not grow in the area during that time.
In Europe, tomatoes are out of season in winter. 在欧洲，西红柿在冬季不是时令蔬菜。
The research suggests that frozen vegetables often have more nutrients in them than imported fresh vegetables that are out of season.
When fruit and vegetables are out of season, we just don't include them in our dishes.
We have a small greenhouse so we can grow tender greens and strawberries out of season.
I try not to buy fruit that's out of season.
C2 在旅游淡季
during the period when fewer people want to travel or have a holiday
在禁猎期
during the period when it is not legal to hunt animals
- More examples
- Autumn is my favourite season.
- Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
- We could always go later in the season.
- The island is very busy during the tourist season.
- April sees the start of the football season.
Idiom
the season of goodwillidiom 圣诞前后
the period around Christmas
season
verb [ T ] uk/ˈsiː.zən/ us/ˈsiː.zən/
(FLAVOUR)
给…调味，加调料于
to improve the flavour of savoury food by adding salt, herbs, or spices when cooking or preparing it
Drain the rice, stir in the salmon and season to taste (= so that it has the taste you like). 把米饭沥干，拌入鲑鱼，然后根据个人口味加入调料。
(WOOD)
使（木头）风干
to make wood hard by drying it gradually, in order to make it ready for use