英语词汇“season”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sea•son n. [countable]

Astronomyone of the four main periods of the year.
a period of the year having particular weather conditions:the short rainy season in March.
a period of the year when something is available:the oyster season.
a period of the year in which certain conditions, activities, etc., take place:the baseball season.
Sporta period of the year when an athletic team plays all of its games:a winning season last year.

v. [~ + object]

to give flavor to (food) by adding salt, pepper, etc.:Season the food lightly.
to enhance:The conversation was seasoned with her wit.
to make prepared, esp. by having had experience:His years in Moscow seasoned him to bureaucracies.
Buildingto prepare for use, as by drying:to season timber.

Idioms

Idioms in good season, in enough time;
early.

Idioms in season:

in the proper time or state for use:Asparagus is now in season.
in the period regulated by law, as for hunting.
Animal Behavior(of an animal, esp. female) in heat.

Idioms out of season, not in season.

sea•son n.

Astronomyone of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.:the rainy season.
a period of the year when something is best or available:the oyster season.
a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.:baseball season.
a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion:the Christmas season.
Sport
- a period with reference to the total number of games to be played by a team:a 162-game season.
- a period with reference to the won-lost record of a team after it has completed its schedule:a.700 season.
any period or time:in the season of my youth.
a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time:This is not the season for frivolity.
for a season, for a time, esp. a short time:He lived in Paris for a season.
in good season, in enough time;
sufficiently early:Applicants will be notified of our decision in good season.
in season:
- in the time or state for use, eating, etc.:Asparagus is now in season.
- in the period regulated by law, as for hunting and fishing.
- at the right time;
  opportunely.
- Animal Behavior(of an animal, esp. female) in a state of readiness for mating;
  in heat.
- in good season.
in season and out of season, regardless of time or season;
at all times:Misfortunes plague this family in season and out of season.
out of season, not in season:The price is so high because lilacs are out of season now.

v.t.

to heighten or improve the flavor of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like.
to give relish or a certain character to:conversation seasoned with wit.
to mature, ripen, or condition by exposure to suitable conditions or treatment:a writer seasoned by experience.
Buildingto dry or otherwise treat (lumber) so as to harden and render immune to shrinkage, warpage, etc.
to accustom or harden:troops seasoned by battle.

v.i.

to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like.

Old French saisonner to ripen, make palatable by aging, derivative of seison
Latin satiōn- (stem of satiō) a sowing (Vulgar Latin: sowing time), equivalent. to sa- (variant stem of serere to sow) + -tiōn- -tion; (verb, verbal) Middle English seso(u)nen
Old French se(i)son
(noun, nominal) Middle English sesoun, seson 1250–1300

sea′soned•ly, adv.
sea′son•er, n.
sea′son•less, adj.

19.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mature, harden, toughen.

season /ˈsiːz^ən/ n

one of the four equal periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices, resulting from the apparent movement of the sun north and south of the equator during the course of the earth's orbit around it. These periods (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) have their characteristic weather conditions in different regions, and occur at opposite times of the year in the N and S hemispheres
a period of the year characterized by particular conditions or activities: the rainy season
the period during which any particular species of animal, bird, or fish is legally permitted to be caught or killed: open season on red deer
a period during which a particular entertainment, sport, etc, takes place: a season at the National Theatre, the football season, the tourist season
any definite or indefinite period
any of the major periods into which the ecclesiastical calendar is divided, such as Lent, Advent, or Easter
in good season ⇒ early enough
in season ⇒ (of game) permitted to be caught or killed
(of fresh food) readily available
Also: in heat, on heat (of some female mammals) sexually receptive
appropriate

(transitive) to add herbs, salt, pepper, or spice to (food)
(transitive) to add zest to
(in the preparation of timber) to undergo or cause to undergo drying
(tr; usually passive) to make or become mature or experienced: seasoned troops
(transitive) to mitigate or temper

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French seson, from Latin satiō a sowing, from serere to sow

ˈseasoned adj ˈseasoner n

单词	season
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sea•son /ˈsizən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Astronomyone of the four main periods of the year. a period of the year having particular weather conditions:the short rainy season in March. a period of the year when something is available:the oyster season. a period of the year in which certain conditions, activities, etc., take place:the baseball season. Sporta period of the year when an athletic team plays all of its games:a winning season last year. v. [~ + object] to give flavor to (food) by adding salt, pepper, etc.:Season the food lightly. to enhance:The conversation was seasoned with her wit. to make prepared, esp. by having had experience:His years in Moscow seasoned him to bureaucracies. Buildingto prepare for use, as by drying:to season timber. Idioms Idioms in good season, in enough time; early. Idioms in season: in the proper time or state for use:Asparagus is now in season. in the period regulated by law, as for hunting. Animal Behavior(of an animal, esp. female) in heat. Idioms out of season, not in season. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sea•son (sē′zən),USA pronunciation n. Astronomyone of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates. a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.:the rainy season. a period of the year when something is best or available:the oyster season. a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.:baseball season. a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion:the Christmas season. Sport a period with reference to the total number of games to be played by a team:a 162-game season. a period with reference to the won-lost record of a team after it has completed its schedule:a.700 season. any period or time:in the season of my youth. a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time:This is not the season for frivolity. for a season, for a time, esp. a short time:He lived in Paris for a season. in good season, in enough time; sufficiently early:Applicants will be notified of our decision in good season. in season: in the time or state for use, eating, etc.:Asparagus is now in season. in the period regulated by law, as for hunting and fishing. at the right time; opportunely. Animal Behavior(of an animal, esp. female) in a state of readiness for mating; in heat. in good season. in season and out of season, regardless of time or season; at all times:Misfortunes plague this family in season and out of season. out of season, not in season:The price is so high because lilacs are out of season now. v.t. to heighten or improve the flavor of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like. to give relish or a certain character to:conversation seasoned with wit. to mature, ripen, or condition by exposure to suitable conditions or treatment:a writer seasoned by experience. Buildingto dry or otherwise treat (lumber) so as to harden and render immune to shrinkage, warpage, etc. to accustom or harden:troops seasoned by battle. v.i. to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like. Old French saisonner to ripen, make palatable by aging, derivative of seison Latin satiōn- (stem of satiō) a sowing (Vulgar Latin: sowing time), equivalent. to sa- (variant stem of serere to sow) + -tiōn- -tion; (verb, verbal) Middle English seso(u)nen Old French se(i)son (noun, nominal) Middle English sesoun, seson 1250–1300 sea′soned•ly, adv. sea′son•er, n. sea′son•less, adj. 19.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mature, harden, toughen. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: season /ˈsiːz^ən/ n one of the four equal periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices, resulting from the apparent movement of the sun north and south of the equator during the course of the earth's orbit around it. These periods (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) have their characteristic weather conditions in different regions, and occur at opposite times of the year in the N and S hemispheres a period of the year characterized by particular conditions or activities: the rainy season the period during which any particular species of animal, bird, or fish is legally permitted to be caught or killed: open season on red deer a period during which a particular entertainment, sport, etc, takes place: a season at the National Theatre, the football season, the tourist season any definite or indefinite period any of the major periods into which the ecclesiastical calendar is divided, such as Lent, Advent, or Easter in good season ⇒ early enough in season ⇒ (of game) permitted to be caught or killed (of fresh food) readily available Also: in heat, on heat (of some female mammals) sexually receptive appropriate vb (transitive) to add herbs, salt, pepper, or spice to (food) (transitive) to add zest to (in the preparation of timber) to undergo or cause to undergo drying (tr; usually passive) to make or become mature or experienced: seasoned troops (transitive) to mitigate or temper Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French seson, from Latin satiō a sowing, from serere to sow ˈseasoned adj ˈseasoner n
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