season

• n. 时期；季节；赛季
• vt. 给…调味；使适应
• vi. 变得成熟；变干燥

来自古法语 seson,播种季节，播种时间，来自拉丁语 satio,播种，过去分词名词格于 serere,

1. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field;

"he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"

"she always looked forward to the avocado season"

2. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions;

"the regular sequence of the seasons"

3. a recurrent time marked by major holidays;

"it was the Christmas season"

season

season: [13] A season is etymologically a time of ‘sowing seeds’. The word comes via Old French seson from Latin satiō ‘act of sowing’, a derivative of satus, the past participle of serere ‘sow, plant’ (which went back to the same Indo- European base that produced English seed, semen, and sow). In post-classical times ‘act of sowing’ evolved into ‘time for sowing’, and by the time it reached Old French it had developed further to any ‘suitable time’.

The application to ‘any of the four main divisions of the year’ emerged in English in the 14th century. The use of season as a verb, meaning ‘add flavourings to’, had its beginnings in post-classical Latin, and arose as the result of a progression from ‘sow’ through ‘ripen’ to ‘cook thoroughly or well’.
=> seed, semen, sow

season (n.)

c. 1300, "a period of the year," with reference to weather or work, also "proper time, suitable occasion," from Old French seison, saison "season, date; right moment, appropriate time" (Modern French saison) "a sowing, planting," from Latin sationem (nominative satio) "a sowing, planting," noun of action from past participle stem of serere "to sow" (see sow (v.)).

Sense shifted in Vulgar Latin from "act of sowing" to "time of sowing," especially "spring, regarded as the chief sowing season." In Old Provençal and Old French (and thus in English), this was extended to "season" in general. In other Indo-European languages, generic "season" (of the year) words typically are from words for "time," sometimes with a word for "year" (as in Latin tempus (anni), German Jahrzeit). Of game (as in out of season) from late 14c. Spanish estacion, Italian stagione are unrelated, being from Latin statio "station."

Meaning "time of year during which a place is most frequented" is from 1705. Season ticket is attested from 1820.

season (v.)

"improve the flavor of by adding spices," c. 1300, from Old French assaisoner "to ripen, season," from a- "to" (see ad-) + root of season (n.) on the notion of fruit becoming more palatable as it ripens. Applied to timber by 1540s. In 16c., it also meant "to copulate with."

Where are you in the cycle of renewal: Are you actively preserving the present, or selectively forgetting the past, or boldly creating the future? What advice would Leah give you to move you ahead on your journey? Once we're on the path of growth, we can continually move through the seasons of transformation and renewal.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

They change with the seasons.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

I was so grateful, " Aarons says, " but I persuaded Pat to let me return the favour in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

These two colors are coming in this season.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

If the show is a success, we can then look at making a second season for the following year.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

The 2016 season runs through June and features sessions facilitated by everyone from dancers to domestic workers.

2019年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

This will cover the cost of making all 12 shows in the first season for the first year.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

That relative strength would be consistent with what was seen in the wider retail industry during the early part of the holiday season.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up double-digit increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

2% in November and December at stores open more than a year, a disappointing holiday season performance that capped a difficult year for a department store chain facing wideranging challenges.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Good morning! America’s holiday shopping season starts on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Each burning season in the Amazon, fires deliberately set by frontier settlers and developers hurl up almost half a billion metric tons of carbon a year, placing Brazil among the top five contributors to greenhouse gases in the world.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The average amount of time students now take to complete an undergraduate degree has stretched to six years and seven months as students interrupted by work, inconvenienced by unavailable classes, or lured by one more football season find it hard to graduate.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

The last generation of the season about the forth may make the journey back in Mexico and restart the cycle.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

He had also planned the content of his speech to focus on the teams with the best records, the ones that had won the most games in the last season.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

A season in the field will help determine which, if any, of the varieties are ready for commercialization.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

As each summer season approaches, there's no escape from it.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

He said although more fishing was taking place nearer penguin colonies it was often happening later in the season when these colonies were empty.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

It is the season for some frantic last-minute math一across the country, employees of all stripes are counting backward in an attempt to figure out just how much paid time-off they have left in their reserves.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Macy's reported its sales plunged 5.2% in November and December at stores open more than a year, a disappointing holiday season performance that capped a difficult year for a department store chain facing wide—ranging challenges.

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up" double-digit" increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, Jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2008.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

During the breeding (繁殖) season, between April and June, they are very active at night and very noisy and people can't sleep.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Football season started in september and all summer long I worked out.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

Regular season runs september through may at music hall in summer at Riverbend.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Still, most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of relief when the season comes to a close.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

That season, I broke all of Miller's records while he watched the home games from the bench.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

The coach is able to focus on the kids while the other parents are relieved to be off the hook for another season.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is that one can be entirely dust.

2016年高考英语北京卷 单项选择 原文

The season runs June through August, with additional performances in march and september.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

They did well this season and so entered a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

When we were finally safe on the other side, he said to me, "you know, I didn't tell you this during the season, but you did fine."

2016年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

the changing seasons

四时更迭

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the cricket/hunting/shooting, etc. season

板球赛季、狩猎季节等

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He scored his first goal of the season on Saturday.

他在星期六的比赛中打进了他在本赛季的第一个球。

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The female changes colour during the breeding season .

在繁殖季节，雌性改变身上的颜色。

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The hotels are always full during the peak season (= when most people are on holiday/vacation) .

在旺季，这些旅馆总是客满。

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(British English)the holiday season

度假旺季

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(North Amercian English)the tourist season

旅游旺季

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(North Amercian English)the holiday season (= the time of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year)

节假日期间（感恩节、犹太教修殿节、圣诞节和新年期间）

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(British English)the festive season (= Christmas and New Year)

圣诞节节期（即圣诞节和新年）

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The play opens for a second season in London next week.

下周，这部剧将在伦敦开始第二轮演出。

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a season of films by Alfred Hitchcock

希区柯克电影作品展

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This season's look is soft and romantic.

这段时间的流行风格是柔和、浪漫。

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Hotels are cheaper out of season.

在淡季，旅馆要便宜些。

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Season the lamb with garlic.

给羊肉加蒜调味。

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Autumn's my favourite season.

秋天是我最喜欢的季节。

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...the only region of Brazil where all four seasons are clearly defined.

巴西唯一一个四季分明的地区

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...birds arriving for the breeding season...

飞来准备度过繁殖季节的鸟群

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For law students, autumn brings the recruiting season.

对学法律的学生来说，秋季是招聘旺季。

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The plum season is about to begin...

快到吃李子的季节了。

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Now British asparagus is in season.

现在英国芦笋正当令。

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...the baseball season...

棒球赛季

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It is his first race this season.

这是他本赛季的第一场比赛。

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...a season of three new plays.

3 部新戏剧的上演期

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...the Royal Ballet's summer season.

皇家芭蕾舞团的夏季献演期

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...a brief season of films in which Artaud appeared.

阿尔托出演的系列影片的短暂上映期

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...the peak holiday season...

休假高峰期

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There are discos and clubs but these are often closed out of season.

那里有迪斯科舞厅和夜总会，但是通常只在度假旺季营业。

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Season the meat with salt and pepper...

用盐和胡椒粉给肉调味。

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I believe in seasoning food before putting it on the table.

我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味。

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Ensure that new wood has been seasoned.

确保新木材已经风干。

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