Word · Frequency #20876
monsoons
季风
monsoons is the plural of monsoon.
monsoon
- 1.
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
多种与特定季节集中降雨地区相关的风之一
- 2.
a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
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
- 3.
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
热带雨季,降雨持续数月,少有中断
- 4.
rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
南亚的雨季,西南季风带来大雨
- 5.
The rains themselves.
降雨本身
- 6.
any wind that changes direction with the seasons
任何随季节改变方向的风
- 7.
Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
具有此类特征的整体气象系统
- 8.
Any heavy rainstorm.
任何暴风雨
多种与特定季节集中降雨地区相关的风之一；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；热带雨季,降雨持续数月,少有中断；南亚的雨季,西南季风带来大雨；降雨本身
In use
The monsoon brings heavy rain to the coastal villages every summer.
Farmers wait for the monsoon to arrive before planting their rice fields.
After the monsoon, the roads are often washed out and hard to travel.
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。
monsoon season
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
during the monsoon 表示在季风季期间。
During the monsoon, roads often flood.
Connections
Collocations
- monsoon season
- 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。
- monsoon rains
- 季风雨
- The monsoon rains flooded several low-lying areas.季风雨淹没了几个低洼地区。
- summer monsoon
- 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。
- monsoon winds
- 季风
- The monsoon winds change direction twice a year.季风每年改变两次方向。
- monsoon flooding
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
monsoon 拆开像 month+soon：季节一换，风很快就来，夏季带雨冬季干冷。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
‘the monsoon’可特指雨季。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /uːn/ 结尾，与 monsoon /mɑnˈsun/ 的重读尾音相同。注意 monsoon 中的 mon- 读 /mɑn/，而不是 money /ˈmʌni/ 中的 /mʌn/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.