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the monsoon
monsoon 可指季风季节，常与定冠词连用。
The monsoon arrives in June.
季风在六月来临。
季风
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季风
monsoon
The monsoon arrives in June.
季风在六月来临。
多种与特定季节集中降雨地区相关的风之一
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
南亚的一种季节性风,夏季自西南吹来(带来雨水),冬季自东北吹来
a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
热带雨季,降雨持续数月,少有中断
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
南亚的雨季,西南季风带来大雨
rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
The monsoon brings heavy rain to the coastal villages every summer.
季风每年夏天给沿海村庄带来暴雨。
Farmers wait for the monsoon to arrive before planting their rice fields.
农民们等待季风到来后再种植稻田。
After the monsoon, the roads are often washed out and hard to travel.
季风过后，道路常常被冲毁，难以通行。
monsoon 可指季风季节，常与定冠词连用。
The monsoon arrives in June.
季风在六月来临。
monsoon season 是常见的名词搭配，表示季风季。
The monsoon season brings heavy rain.
季风季节带来大雨。
during the monsoon 表示在季风季期间。
During the monsoon, roads often flood.
季风期间道路经常被淹。
monsoon rains 常用复数形式，指季风带来的降雨。
The monsoon rains lasted for weeks.
季风雨持续了好几周。
Not this
The monsoon is pouring outside.
Use this
The monsoon rains are pouring outside.
monsoon 指“季风”或“雨季”，不是雨水本身，不能作“下大雨”的主语。表达“季风雨”时用 monsoon rains，或用 during the monsoon 作时间状语。
Not this
We got caught in monsoon.
Use this
We got caught in a monsoon.
monsoon 是可数名词，表示具体的一场季风雨或一次季风时前边需要加 a 或 the。中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
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季风季节
The monsoon season in Mumbai lasts from June to September.
孟买的季风季节从六月持续到九月。
季风雨
The monsoon rains flooded several low-lying areas.
季风雨淹没了几个低洼地区。
夏季季风
The summer monsoon brings most of the region's rainfall.
夏季季风带来该地区大部分的降雨。
季风
The monsoon winds change direction twice a year.
季风每年改变两次方向。
季风洪水
Monsoon flooding forced thousands of families to evacuate.
季风洪水迫使数千个家庭撤离。
季风季节；雨季
Villagers are preparing for monsoon season.
村民们正在为季风季节做准备。
（如季风般）铺天盖地的；大量的
The proposal met a monsoon of opposition.
这项提议遭到了铺天盖地的反对。
季风雨；雨季强降雨
Monsoon rains disrupted train services across the country.
季风雨导致全国铁路运营中断。
我在这里，等待季风。
In Tokio Hotel's hit song "Monsoon", the monsoon becomes a symbol of hope and change.
在 Tokio Hotel 的热门歌曲《Monsoon》中，季风成为希望与改变的象征。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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monsoon 拆开像 month+soon：季节一换，风很快就来，夏季带雨冬季干冷。
语域：neutral 常见场景：气象、地理、新闻报道 该词为中性词，通常用于气象、地理或新闻报道中，描述南亚地区的季节性风系；日常口语中较少使用，多出现在正式或书面语境。
‘the monsoon’可特指雨季。
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