monsoon
noun /ˌmɒnˈsuːn/
/ˌmɑːnˈsuːn/
- a period of heavy rain in summer in South Asia; the rain that falls during this period
（南亚地区的）雨季，雨季的降雨 - Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon.
在雨季出行要难得多。 - This year's monsoon rains are expected to flood several villages.
今年的季风降雨预计会淹没几个村庄。
Topics Weatherc1- The south-west monsoon sets in during April.
西南季风4 月份到来。 - By the end of September it seemed that the monsoon season was drawing to a close.
到9月底，雨季好像接近尾声了。 - monsoon winds/weather
季风/天气
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- summer
- winter
- set in
- rains
- season
- during a/the monsoon
- Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon.
- a wind in South Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter
季风，季节风（盛行于南亚地区，夏季刮西南风，带来雨水，冬季刮东北风） - The monsoon blew relentlessly into our faces.
季风无情地吹打着我们的脸。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- summer
- winter
- set in
- rains
- season
- during a/the monsoon
- The monsoon blew relentlessly into our faces.
词源late 16th cent.: from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim ‘season’, from wasama ‘to mark, brand’.
Wordfinder
- downpour
- drought
- flash flood
- monsoon
- precipitation
- puddle
- rain
- shelter
- shower
- squall