| 单词 | plum rains |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplum rains plum rains n. [after Japanese baiu rainy season, lit. ‘plum rains’ (referring to the time of year when plums ripen): see bai-u n., or alternatively synonymous Japanese ume no ame, lit. ‘plums' rains’ (1356)] (a season of) rainfall in early summer and midsummer in Japan and southern China; also occasionally in singular. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [noun] > rainy season (tropical) rains1615 rainy season1655 long rains1670 season1707 monsoon1747 high season1759 plum rains1894 wet1897 bai-u1910 kharif1920 1894 Littell's Living Age 10 Feb. 356/1 And still the plum-rain patters on. 1931 I. Nitobé Japan ii. 25 The season of the Plum Rain is a powerful obstacle to the speedy acclimatization of the foreign breeds of cattle and sheep. 1945 G. T. Trewartha Japan (1947) i. ii. 42 Much cloudiness, abundant rain, high humidity, and high sensible temperatures make the so-called bai-u or plum rains a very..gloomy season. 1971 Handbk. Aviation Meteorol. (Meteorol. Office) (ed. 2) xxiii. 378 In May, tropical air begins to advance northwards and is heralded by cyclonic activity and the widespread ‘plum’ rains of China and Japan. 2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 3 May 12 While meteorologists say seasonal ‘plum rains’ could still avert a crisis, some reservoirs are at record lows. < as lemmas |
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