summer
summer — 名詞
- summersingular
- summersplural
1. Once each year, the weeks of highest temperatures and longest days, when schools
夏天；夏季
一年中最溫暖的季節
Once each year, the weeks of highest temperatures and longest days, when schools close and many people go on holiday, wear lighter clothes, and spend more time outside.
The children spent every afternoon at the beach during the summer.
孩子們每個夏天的下午都去海灘玩。
collocation: during the summer
On the warm wooden dock, Ezra watched the sun set after nine every summer evening.
Ezra 在溫暖的木棧碼頭上看著九點之後的夕陽——每個夏天的傍晚都是如此。
pattern: every + noun phrase
Tamar and her family rented a cottage near the lake for the summer.
Tamar 和家人這個夏天在湖邊租了一間小屋。
pattern: for the summer
The summer of 2023 was one of the hottest on record in parts of Europe.
2023 年夏天是歐洲部分地區有紀錄以來最熱的夏天之一。
The students looked forward to the summer break after their final exams.
期末考結束後，學生們都很期待暑假。
collocation: summer break
- hot summer
- long summer
- early summer
- late summer
- summer vacation
- summer break
- summer holidays
- summer weather
- summer heat
- summertime
less common than summer, slightly more poetic or old-fashioned
- high summer
refers specifically to the hottest part of the season, usually July and August
- winter
the coldest season of the year
文法句型
summer as a subject or object
in / during the summer
用法筆記
Often used with 'in' or 'during' when referring to the time of year: 'in the summer' or 'during the summer'. American speakers frequently drop the article: 'in summer'.
常見錯誤
A single sign or event is not enough to prove that something is definitely going to happen.
一燕不成夏
Mia got one good grade, but one swallow doesn’t make a summer.
Don't assume the project will succeed after one positive review; one swallow doesn’t make a summer.
summer — 形容詞
- summerpositive
- summerercomparative
- summerestsuperlative
1. Belonging to, happening during, or designed for use in the season of summer.
夏季的
屬於或適合夏季的
Belonging to, happening during, or designed for use in the season of summer.
Wei bought a light summer dress for the trip to Thailand.
Wei 為了去泰國旅行，買了一件輕便的夏季洋裝。
summer + clothing noun
The café opened its summer menu with fresh salads and cold drinks.
咖啡館推出了夏季菜單，以新鮮沙拉和冷飲為主。
Indra loved wearing her wide-brimmed summer hat on sunny days.
Indra 很喜歡在豔陽天戴她的寬邊遮陽帽。
The summer heat was unbearable for Folake's grandmother until they installed a window air-conditioner.
夏季高溫讓 Folake 年邁的祖母難以忍受，直到他們裝了一台窗型冷氣機。
collocation: summer heat
- summer dress
- summer clothes
- summer menu
- summer heat
- summer breeze
- summer day
- summer weather
- summer season
- summery
used after a linking verb ('The weather is summery'); suggests a pleasant, warm character
- summer-like
informal; compares to typical summer conditions but is less precise
- winter
belonging to or designed for the cold season
文法句型
summer + noun
用法筆記
This adjective always appears before the noun it modifies (attributive position). You cannot say 'This dress is summer' — use 'summery' instead for predicative use.
常見錯誤
2. Sown in spring and harvested the same year before winter, as opposed to autumn-s
春播的
春季播種、同年收成的
Sown in spring and harvested the same year before winter, as opposed to autumn-sown winter varieties.
The farmer decided to plant summer wheat this year instead of the winter variety.
農夫今年決定改種春播小麥，而不是冬播品種。
summer + crop: wheat
On Sahil's farm, summer barley grows faster than winter barley and is ready by late August.
在 Sahil 的農場裡，春播大麥比冬播大麥長得快，八月底就可以收成。
Many European farms grow summer rapeseed as part of their crop rotation plan.
許多歐洲農場會種植春播油菜作為作物輪作的一部分。
On Linh's farm, summer crops need plenty of rain in early spring, unlike winter varieties that rely on melting snow.
在 Linh 的農場，春播作物在初春需要充足雨水，這和仰賴融雪的冬播品種不同。
collocation: summer crops; contrasted with winter varieties
- summer wheat
- summer barley
- summer oats
- summer crops
- summer varieties
- spring-sown
more transparent; makes the planting season explicit
- winter
sown in autumn and harvested the following year (e.g., winter wheat)
文法句型
summer + crop name
用法筆記
This sense is restricted to agricultural contexts and is most commonly used with specific crop names such as 'wheat', 'barley', 'oats', and 'rape'. Contrasts directly with 'winter' (autumn-sown) varieties of the same crop.
summer — 動詞
- summerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- summers3rd person singular
- summering-ing form
- summeredpast simple
1. To stay somewhere specific throughout the warmest months, especially for relaxat
避暑；度夏
到外地居住以避暑
To stay somewhere specific throughout the warmest months, especially for relaxation or to escape the hot weather of one's regular home.
Rodrigo would summer with his cousins in a small village in the Pyrenees.
Rodrigo 每年夏天都會去庇里牛斯山的一個小村莊，和表兄弟們一起避暑。
would + summer + with + place
Chidi summered with his grandparents in Nigeria when he was a teenager.
Chidi 十幾歲時曾去奈及利亞的外公外婆家度夏。
Many wealthy families used to summer in the countryside to escape the heat.
過去許多有錢人家為了躲避炎熱，都會到鄉下避暑。
'used to' + summer
After Indra retires, she plans to summer on the coast of Maine every year.
Indra 退休後，打算每年夏天都去緬因州的海邊避暑。
plan to + summer + place
- summer in
- summer at
- summer on
- summer with
- summer abroad
- stay for the summer
more common in everyday speech
- vacation
American English; more general term for taking a holiday
文法句型
summer + in/at/on + place
summer + with + person
用法筆記
Typically used in more formal or literary writing rather than everyday conversation. The past tense is 'summered'. Frequently appears in descriptions of historical or wealthy lifestyles.
常見錯誤
同根字
- summery形容詞B1
- summertime名詞B1
- midsummer名詞B2