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noun of the year ADJ. dry, monsoon, rainy, wet In this climate there are no real changes of temperature, just a wet and a dry season. | summer, winter, etc. VERB + SEASON be in, come into Melons are just coming into season. | be out of, go out of period when an activity takes place ADJ. holiday, tourist | high, peak The resort gets overcrowded in peak season. | low, off The hotel is almost empty in the off season. | breeding, mating | growing, planting | lambing | cricket, football, hunting, racing, etc. | championship, league | gruelling, hard It was the final race of a hard season. | successful | disappointing, disastrous | close The team trained hard during the close season and won its first five matches. | consecutive, successive Our team won the trophy for the second successive season. | Christmas, festive best wishes for the festive season SEASON + NOUN ticket Season ticket holders do not have to queue. PHRASES the height of the seasonNOTEseasonshave ~ Perhaps we will have a good summer this year.spend summer/winter I spent the winter indoors.~ approach The days become shorter and temperatures drop as autumn approaches.~ arrive, begin, come Autumn arrived early that year.winter sets in The aid must reach the refugees before winter sets in.summer/winter pass, wear on, (come to an) end As the summer wore on food became scarce.~ monthssummer/winter periodspring/summer/winter time (also springtime, etc.) The museum is open daily during the summer months. It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond blossoms.~ day/morning/night, etc. It's hard to sleep on hot summer nights.during/in (the) ~ The wood is carpeted with bluebells in spring.over the summer/winter The repairs will be carried out over the summer.through/throughout (the) ~ The meat is salted so it keeps through the winter.for (the) ~ She's gone to Ireland for the summer.the ~ of 2001, etc. The winter of 2001 was especially cold.a summer's/winter's day/morning/night, etc. a lazy summer's dayall summer/winter long It rained all summer long.the height of summerthe depths of winter He always wore a short-sleeved shirt, even in the depths of winter., verb ADV. well PREP. with Season the meat well with salt and pepper. PHRASES highly seasoned highly seasoned food
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + season
a good/successful season
• The club has had another successful season.
a poor/disappointing season
• It's been a disappointing season for Arsenal.
the football/cricket etc season
• The football season will be starting soon.
the hunting/shooting/fishing season
• Autumn was traditionally the hunting season.
the holiday season
(= when most people go on holiday )
• The roads are always busy during the holiday season.
the tourist season
(= when a lot of tourists visit an area )
• It's almost impossible to get a hotel room in the tourist season.
the rainy/wet/dry season
(= when the weather is rainy, wet, dry etc )
• In the rainy season, roads became a quagmire.
the growing/planting etc season
(= for growing or planting crops )
• The growing season is short in these mountainous areas.
the festive season
(= the period around Christmas )
• More people are choosing to go abroad for the festive season.
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