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单词 seasonal
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Definition of seasonal in English:

seasonal

adjective ˈsiːz(ə)n(ə)lˈsiz(ə)nəl
  • 1Relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year.

    a selection of seasonal fresh fruit
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fresh seasonal food, simply yet lovingly prepared, is all that matters.
    • He promised father Christmas will be on the float, on time, for the rest of the seasonal period.
    • And just remember that everything on the Swan coastal plain is so highly seasonal.
    • Produce ranges from seasonal fruit and veg to venison and wild boar.
    • I absolutely promise my readers I will not blog about seasonal citrus fruit.
    • Psychologists look for such disorders and problems as seasonal affective disorder, aggressive behavior, alcohol abuse and depression.
    • The supply of fresh British seasonal food is at its peak in September.
    • We shall be looking to rediscover that seasonal, characteristic resolution.
    • Water firms have so far declined to impose hose pipe bans despite rainfall being well below its seasonal average.
    • Cooked leafy greens, plenty of fresh seasonal vegetables and lots of sweet juicy fruits are excellent for the skin.
    • It was fresh and refreshing and seasonal and captured the mood of the day perfectly.
    • India needs better facilities to store food grain and process and preserve seasonal fruits.
    • You get the freshest, seasonal organic produce and you're supporting local farmers.
    • Perennials like geraniums are the seasonal stars of gardens all around the country at the moment.
    • Canning originated from the glut at the end of each season, as asparagus is a very seasonal vegetable.
    • Allergens such as grass and tree pollens cause seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever).
    • Weeks go by and gradually we need to adapt our way of cooking according to the seasonal weather.
    • Once again I feel that seasonal cheer creeping up on me.
    • It's something of a regular event in my seasonal calendar, and usually the only carol service I attend.
    • Better still, take advantage of special offers on fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables instead.
    Synonyms
    repeated, recurring, repetitive, reiterative, periodic, happening at intervals, cyclical, cyclic, perennial, regular, habitual, chronic, continual, frequent
    1. 1.1 Fluctuating or restricted according to the season or time of year.
      there are companies whose markets are seasonal
      seasonal rainfall
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Enso should not be used as a shortcut to a long term seasonal rainfall forecast.
      • Rainfall was negatively correlated with the seasonal increase of mannitol content in ash.
      • Clear seasonal variations exist in admission to hospital for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
      • There was no seasonal variation to his symptoms, and allergy testing was negative.
      • The formation of low and high vessel density wood coincided with the seasonal rainfall distribution.
      • The business was highly seasonal, and centred largely on the September to December period.
      • They help reduce labour costs and provide needed flexibility when there are seasonal fluctuations.
      • Scientists discovered that seasonal changes in the polar cap sizes are major drivers of the atmospheric circulation.
      • Semi-arid areas are especially at risk because of seasonal or periodic drought.
      • The findings further help conservationists to understand how nature is responding to the new seasonal changes.
      • And it continues to expect a seasonal uptick in the traditionally stronger second half of the year.
      • Sri Lanka has an equatorial climate, with little seasonal temperature variation.
      • An important consequence of this tendency of the tropical atmosphere is that seasonal rainfall may be forecast several months ahead.
      • To test this hypothesis could throw useful light on seasonal regulation of northern insects.
      • The experiment was explicitly designed to capture the natural seasonal changes in population densities of the gerbils.
      • The climate is highly seasonal, with a well-defined dry season from late November to mid-May.
      • These five elements are not static, but fluctuate as they are affected by seasonal changes.
      • Now it is falling hard in April, just as seasonal patterns suggested it would.

Usage

People sometimes confuse the words seasonal and seasonable. Seasonal means ‘relating to a particular season’ (seasonal fresh fruit) or ‘fluctuating or restricted according to the season’ (there are companies whose markets are seasonal), while seasonable is a rarer word which means ‘usual for or appropriate to a particular season’ (in December the magazine carried cartoons and songs, including a seasonable Christmas carol)

Derivatives

  • seasonality

  • noun siːz(ə)ˈnalɪti
    • The plant looks good in pots or borders, the only defect being its seasonality.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He is hoping to expand on research completed for his PhD, which focussed on seasonality and its impacts on people's moods.
      • So in a rush of seasonality today I have made spinach and lentil soup.
      • For many animals seasonality is common, as shown in winter hibernation, and olfaction plays an important role.
      • One regrettable aspect of modern living is the loss of seasonality.
 
 

Definition of seasonal in US English:

seasonal

adjectiveˈsiz(ə)nəlˈsēz(ə)nəl
  • 1Relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year.

    a selection of seasonal fresh fruit
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The supply of fresh British seasonal food is at its peak in September.
    • I absolutely promise my readers I will not blog about seasonal citrus fruit.
    • Produce ranges from seasonal fruit and veg to venison and wild boar.
    • We shall be looking to rediscover that seasonal, characteristic resolution.
    • Water firms have so far declined to impose hose pipe bans despite rainfall being well below its seasonal average.
    • He promised father Christmas will be on the float, on time, for the rest of the seasonal period.
    • Weeks go by and gradually we need to adapt our way of cooking according to the seasonal weather.
    • It's something of a regular event in my seasonal calendar, and usually the only carol service I attend.
    • Allergens such as grass and tree pollens cause seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever).
    • Canning originated from the glut at the end of each season, as asparagus is a very seasonal vegetable.
    • Cooked leafy greens, plenty of fresh seasonal vegetables and lots of sweet juicy fruits are excellent for the skin.
    • Psychologists look for such disorders and problems as seasonal affective disorder, aggressive behavior, alcohol abuse and depression.
    • Fresh seasonal food, simply yet lovingly prepared, is all that matters.
    • You get the freshest, seasonal organic produce and you're supporting local farmers.
    • It was fresh and refreshing and seasonal and captured the mood of the day perfectly.
    • Perennials like geraniums are the seasonal stars of gardens all around the country at the moment.
    • Better still, take advantage of special offers on fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables instead.
    • And just remember that everything on the Swan coastal plain is so highly seasonal.
    • Once again I feel that seasonal cheer creeping up on me.
    • India needs better facilities to store food grain and process and preserve seasonal fruits.
    Synonyms
    repeated, recurring, repetitive, reiterative, periodic, happening at intervals, cyclical, cyclic, perennial, regular, habitual, chronic, continual, frequent
    1. 1.1 Fluctuating or restricted according to the season or time of year.
      there are companies whose markets are seasonal
      seasonal rainfall
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To test this hypothesis could throw useful light on seasonal regulation of northern insects.
      • They help reduce labour costs and provide needed flexibility when there are seasonal fluctuations.
      • The formation of low and high vessel density wood coincided with the seasonal rainfall distribution.
      • Scientists discovered that seasonal changes in the polar cap sizes are major drivers of the atmospheric circulation.
      • And it continues to expect a seasonal uptick in the traditionally stronger second half of the year.
      • Clear seasonal variations exist in admission to hospital for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
      • Sri Lanka has an equatorial climate, with little seasonal temperature variation.
      • The findings further help conservationists to understand how nature is responding to the new seasonal changes.
      • Now it is falling hard in April, just as seasonal patterns suggested it would.
      • Enso should not be used as a shortcut to a long term seasonal rainfall forecast.
      • The business was highly seasonal, and centred largely on the September to December period.
      • Semi-arid areas are especially at risk because of seasonal or periodic drought.
      • The experiment was explicitly designed to capture the natural seasonal changes in population densities of the gerbils.
      • There was no seasonal variation to his symptoms, and allergy testing was negative.
      • An important consequence of this tendency of the tropical atmosphere is that seasonal rainfall may be forecast several months ahead.
      • Rainfall was negatively correlated with the seasonal increase of mannitol content in ash.
      • These five elements are not static, but fluctuate as they are affected by seasonal changes.
      • The climate is highly seasonal, with a well-defined dry season from late November to mid-May.

Usage

See seasonable
 
 
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