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season

/ˈsizən/KK

si·zən

練發音
名詞
國中
難度 2 個音節、6 個義項
countable
also_verb
變化形
複數

seasons

1.
季節
極常用

一年中因天氣、氣溫與日照變化而形成的一段時期,例如春、夏、秋、冬。

用法:通常是可數名詞;談四季時常用複數。

summer season
four seasons
change of season
seasonal weather
spring season

My family usually goes hiking when the cool season begins.

涼爽的季節開始時,我家通常會去爬山。

2.
旺季;時節;期間
極常用

每年固定或常見會進行某種活動、發生某種事情,或某類物品最容易取得的一段時期。

用法:常接介系詞「during」表示「在……期間」。片語「in season」表示食材正當季或某項活動正值進行期;「out of season」表示非當季。

typhoon season
rainy season
flu season
holiday season
peak season','in season','out of season

Hotel rooms cost more in the busy season.

旅館房間在旺季比較貴。

Fruit is sweetest when it is in season.

水果當季時最甜。

3.
賽季;演出季;一季節目
常用

運動比賽、表演活動或電視節目按照固定安排進行的一段期間,或其中的一整組集數。

用法:用於電視節目時,常在數字後面表示第幾季。

baseball season
opening season
final season
new season
basketball season

Our school basketball team won its first game of the season.

我們學校籃球隊贏得了本賽季的第一場比賽。

We watched the first season of the show during winter break.

寒假時,我們看了那部影集的第一季。

4.
一段時期;階段
常用
文學

人生、工作或社會中具有某種特徵的一段時間。

用法:常見於「a season of+名詞」的結構,語氣比一般的「period」稍帶修辭色彩。

a season of change
a season of growth
a difficult season
a busy season

Starting school can be a season of big changes for many students.

開始上學可能是許多學生經歷許多改變的時期。

5.
調味
極常用

在食物中加入鹽、香料或其他調味料,使味道更好。

用法:可直接接受詞,例如「調味湯」;也常用「season+食物+with+調味料」的結構。

season with salt
season with pepper
lightly seasoned
well seasoned
season the soup

Season the soup with a little salt and sugar.

在湯裡加一點鹽和糖調味。

6.
養鍋;處理使耐用
常用
專業

用油加熱處理鍋具,使其表面較不易沾黏;也可指乾燥處理木材,使其適合使用。

用法:鍋具常用被動語態,例如「鑄鐵鍋已養好鍋」。

season a cast-iron pan
well-seasoned pan
properly seasoned wood
seasoned wood

You should season a new pot before cooking with it.

你應該先養護新的鍋子,再用它煮飯。

常見錯誤

The rainy season is from May to October in Taiwan.

The rainy season lasts from May to October in Taiwan.

Please season some salt into the soup.

Please season the soup with some salt.

I am watching season two of this drama.

I am watching the second season of this show.

Mangoes are in the season now.

Mangoes are in season now.

相關字詞
seasonal 同源詞
seasoning 同源詞
seasoned 同源詞
climate 易混淆
in season 片語形式
out of season 片語形式
學習提示

・「season」作名詞時最常指「季節」,但在「typhoon season」中是「……的時節」,在「basketball season」中則是「賽季」。

・烹飪時的「season」是動詞;「seasoning」才是「調味料」。

・「in season」常用於蔬果,例如番茄或芒果;它不只是單純表示「在某個季節裡」。

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