month
noun /mʌnθ/
  /mʌnθ/
Idioms - [countable] any of the twelve periods of time into which the year is divided, for example May or June月;月份 - The months of July and August are the hottest.七八月份是最热的时候。 
- May and June are the two wettest months of the year in Nebraska.五月和六月是内布拉斯加州一年中最潮湿的两个月。 
- during the summer/winter months在夏季/冬季 
- We're moving house next month.我们下个月搬家。 
- Last month I went on a school trip to Germany.上个月,我去德国参加了一次学校旅行。 
- We got married two months ago.我们两个月前结婚了。 
-  a/per month She earns $2 000 a month.她每月赚 1 000 美元。 
- The rent is £800 per month. 租金是每月 300 英镑。 
- Have you read this month's ‘Physics World’?你看过这个月的《物理世界》吗? 
- Prices continue to rise month after month (= over a period of several months).近几个月价格持续上升。 
- Her anxiety mounted month by month (= as each month passed).她的焦虑之情逐月加重。 
 Topics Timea1- Our money's usually running low by this time of the month.每月的这个时候,我们的钱一般都花得差不多了。 
- Performances were banned for the entire month of June.整个 6 月禁止演出。 
- The festival is always held in the month of May.这个节庆活动总是在 5 月举办。 
- This has been a record month for sales.这是销售额创纪录的月份。 
- What does the salary work out as per month?薪水折算到每个月是多少? 
- Winning stories will be published in the magazine in future months.获奖故事未来几个月将在杂志上发表。 
- paid by the month按月取酬 
- the Muslim holy month of Ramadan穆斯林神圣的斋月 
- the early months of 20212021年的前几个月 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- preceding
- …
 - spend
- take
- wait
- …
 - elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
 - by the month
- during a/the month of
- in a/the month of
- …
 - the months leading up to something
- time of the month
 
- The months of July and August are the hottest.
- [countable] a period of about 30 days, for example, 3 June to 3 July约 30 天的时间;一个月的时间 - The baby is three months old.这婴儿三个月大了。 
- a three-month-old baby三个月大的婴儿 
- They lived in Toronto during their first few months of marriage.他们婚后的头几个月住在多伦多。 
- The past few months have been hectic.过去的几个月一直忙得团团转。 
- several months later几个月以后 
- a six-month contract一份六个月的合约 
- a month-long strike长达一个月的罢工 
- He visits Paris once or twice a month.他一个月去一两次巴黎。 
- In recent months the company has launched three new products.最近几个月,该公司推出了三种新产品。 
 Topics Timea1- He spent about a month decorating the house.他花了大约一个月装修房子。 
- Children between one and 24 months of age were eligible.1至24个月大的儿童有资格。 
- I waited six months for them to reply to my letter.我等了 6 个月才盼来他们对我去信的回复。 
- I've been working on the illustration for over a month.这幅插图我已经画了一个多月了。 
- In just a few short months he was promoted to manager.短短几个月,他就被提升为经理。 
- Laura is in the final months of pregnancy with her first child.劳拉怀第一胎已经到了临产前最后几个月。 
- We've been here five whole months now.我们在这儿已经整整 5 个月了。 
- We're getting married in a month/in a month's time.我们一个月后就要结婚了。 
- To occupy the intervening months she took a temporary job.为了利用中间的几个月,她找了份临时工作。 
- The President was involved in discussions in the months leading up to the war.在战争爆发前的几个月里,总统一直在参与讨论。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- preceding
- …
 - spend
- take
- wait
- …
 - elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
 - by the month
- during a/the month of
- in a/the month of
- …
 - the months leading up to something
- time of the month
 
- The baby is three months old.
- months[plural] a long time, especially a period of several months数月;很长时间 - He had to wait for months for the visas to come through.他不得不等好几个月才领到签证。 
- It will be months before we get the results.我们要等很长时间才能得到结果。 
- It took months to find another job.另找一份工作花了好几个月的时间。 
-  for months It hasn't rained for months.已经几个月没下雨了。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- preceding
- …
 - spend
- take
- wait
- …
 - elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
 - by the month
- during a/the month of
- in a/the month of
- …
 - the months leading up to something
- time of the month
 
- He had to wait for months for the visas to come through.
词源Old English mōnath, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maand and German Monat, also to moon.
Idioms 
flavour of the month 
- a person or thing that is very popular at a particular time风靡一时的人(或事物) - Environmental issues are no longer the flavour of the month.环境问题不再是这个月的特色。 
- I’m not exactly flavour of the month around here at the moment.我现在不太适合这里。 
 
- Environmental issues are no longer the flavour of the month.
(in) a month of Sundays 
- (informal) used to emphasize that something will never happen or will take a very long time遥遥无期;根本不会发生 - You won't find it, not in a month of Sundays.你找不到它的,根本不可能找到。 
- It is possible to learn to skydive in Britain, but with our weather it might take a month of Sundays to do it.在英国学习跳伞是可能的,但是考虑到我们的天气,可能要花一个月的时间。 
 
- You won't find it, not in a month of Sundays.