喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˈsiːzənəl/季節性的／時令的

    Happening, expected, or needed during a particular time of year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter.

    示範例句 · Example

    The market sells fresh seasonal fruit every weekend.

    逐字市場每個週末賣新鮮的季節性水果。

    「seasonal」形容某件事跟某一個季節綁在一起——在那個季節會發生、會需要、或大家會期待它。可以想成「跟著季節走」：雨、水果、工作、天氣變化都可以是 seasonal。它常放在名詞前面（seasonal fruit、seasonal workers）。比 season（季節，名詞）多一個「-al」尾巴，變成形容詞；跟 yearly / annual（每年的）不一樣——yearly 只說一年一次，seasonal 說的是「跟哪一季有關」。

    常見搭配

    • seasonal fruit / seasonal foods

      時令水果／時令食物

      fruit or food that is fresh and common in that season

      Waffles taste better with fresh seasonal fruit.

    • seasonal workers / seasonal jobs

      季節性工人／季節性工作

      workers or jobs needed only during a particular season

      The tourist town hires seasonal workers in summer.

    • seasonal rains

      季節性降雨／時雨

      rains that come every year in a certain season

      Farmers wait for the heavy seasonal rains.

    • seasonal change / seasonal variation

      季節變化／季節性差異

      a change that follows the seasons

      Trees show seasonal changes in leaf color.

    • seasonal pattern / seasonal cycle

      季節規律／季節循環

      a repeating order of events tied to the seasons

      Bird migration follows a seasonal cycle each year.

    • seasonal employment

      季節性就業／季節性雇用

      work that is available only in a certain season

      Ski towns offer seasonal employment in winter.

core核心畫面

Picture the year as a wheel that keeps turning: some things only appear when their part of it comes round — mangoes in summer, extra shop staff before a big holiday, hay fever in spring. seasonal is the tag for anything that rides that wheel instead of staying level all year.

可以想成一年是一個一直在轉的輪子：有些東西只在輪到它的那一段才出現——夏天的芒果、大節日前多請的店員、春天的過敏。seasonal 就像替這種「跟著一年轉、不是整年都在」的東西貼上的標籤。

同家族的字

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

seasonaladj/ˈsiːzənəl/

  • 1

    Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.

    • It is a seasonal swimming pool.
    • The cult of the holiday camp has brought seasonal expresses to fresh destinations such as Penychain, in North Wales; over 250,000 people go by train annually to Butlin's holiday camps alone.
  • 2

    Appropriate to the season.

    • Q: How's the weather there? A: The wind is pretty stiff, but it's seasonal, so no complaints.
    • Q: Eyewitness News now turns to Steve for a weather update. Steve, what does the coming week have in store for us? A: Well, Stacy, get ready for the return of seasonal temperatures, because our little break from the cold will be coming to an end.

seasonalnoun/ˈsiːzənəl/

  • 1

    Anything that is seasonal, such as a financial trend, a product for sale, or an employee.

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