month
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++month /mʌnθ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 TMCone of the 12 named periods of time that a year is divided into 月，月份this/last/next month Phil is coming home for a visit next month. 菲尔下个月要回家来看看。 She’ll be thirteen this month. 到这个月她就13岁了。 I hope I’ll have finished the work by the end of the month. 我希望我这个月底能完成工作。 She earns about £350 a month (=each month). 她每月约挣350英镑。 We update the schedule at least once a month. 我们至少每月更新一次日程表。the month of May/June etc It snowed heavily during the month of January. 一月份下了很大的雪。2 PERIOD OF TIMEa period of about four weeks 一个月（的时间） She has an eight-month-old daughter. 她有一个八个月大的女儿。 He’ll be away for two months. 他要出去两个月。 The symptoms she suffered varied from month to month (=every few weeks she had different medical problems). 她的症状每个月都不同。 a month-long transport strike 历时一个月的交通运输系统罢工3 months LONG TIMEa long time, especially several months 长时间〔尤指数月〕 Redecorating the kitchen took months. 重新装修厨房花了好几个月。for/in months I haven’t seen him for months. 我好长时间没见到他了。4 month after month NEVERused to emphasize that something happens regularly or continuously for a period of time 一月又一月，每月 I felt I was doing the same old thing week after week, month after month. 我觉得自己周复一周、月复一月地干着同样的事。5 month by month SLOWused when you are talking about a situation that develops slowly and steadily over a period of time 逐月 Unemployment figures are rising month by month. 失业人数每个月都在增加。6 never/not in a month of Sundays spoken especially British English used to emphasize that something will definitely never happen 永远也不会 You won’t find anyone to do that job in a month of Sundays. 你是不可能找到人来干那个活儿的。n COLLOCATIONSadjectiveslast monthThe new restaurant opened last month.the past monthThey had come to know and like each other in the past month.the previous/preceding month (=the month before)Sales were lower than in the previous month.next monthThe movie will be released next month.the coming months (=the next few months)Further work is planned for the coming months.the following month (=the next month)By the following month he had raised over £400.the summer/autumn/winter/spring monthsIt’s very cold here during the winter months.a calendar month (=one of the 12 months of the year)We get paid on the last day of the calendar month.phrasesin recent monthsHe had started to drink heavily in recent months.the beginning/end/middle of the monthYou’ll receive your wages at the end of the month.the time of the monthThis is the busiest time of the month.the months of the yearWe’re learning the months of the year in German.verbsa month passes/goes bySeven months went by before he returned.n GRAMMAR: Patterns with monthlast month/this month etcDon’t use in with these words:• You say last month: Sales fell sharply last month. ✗Don’t say: Sales fell sharply in last month.• You say this month: We’ve been very busy this month. ✗Don’t say: We’ve been very busy in this month.• You say next month: It’s my birthday next month. ✗Don’t say: It’s my birthday in next month.• You say that month: That month I started a new job. ✗Don’t say: In that month I started a new job.a month• You use a month when saying how many times in a month something happens: We eat in restaurants several times a month. ✗Don’t say: We eat in restaurants several times in a month.in the month of• You use in the month of when saying the month when something happens: The trees usually flower in the month of May.all month• You use all month when talking about something that happens during every part of a month: It’s been raining all month. ✗Don’t say: It’s been raining all the month.
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month• My daughter's now 10 months old and I still haven't started my periods again.• A month earlier it reported losing $ 250 million in 1995 and said it was cutting 100 jobs.• The actor can play a different person each month and still be considered a good actor.• Last month, the appeal court had heard fresh evidence from two witnesses not called to give evidence at Smith's trial.• In this industry, none has been brought in the past six months.• It snowed heavily during the month of January.• At that time he had been a practising Catholic for two or three months.• I told you all about it on July 12, two months ago.this/last/next month• Steel Co., which was drowning in debt and eventually declared bankruptcy last month.• Earlier this month, Ladd said it agreed to sell its Fournier Furniture Inc. unit for $ 13. 2 million.• And boss Brian Bailey warns that credit applications continued to fall last month too.• The company said it expects between one-half to two-thirds of eligible workers to accept the offer, which expires later this month.• The plan will be dealt with at an Edinburgh licensing board meeting later this month.• He was found guilty of six offences last month, including selling information to a bookmaker.• Its range of two high-speed tractors officially goes on sale this month.• Northwestern University economist Bruce Meyer discovered that the likelihood of getting a job actually triples during the last month of unemployment benefits.from month to month• Tropical forests are complex but in temperature at least, are constant from month to month.• Teeth are believed to be a more accurate indicator of exposure to lead than blood, which fluctuates from month to month.• The symptoms she endured varied from month to month, worsening or improving according to the circumstances of her life at the time.Origin month Old English monathmonth noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
a one named time of Corpus 12 periods that of the
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month S1 W1 /mʌnθ/
noun [countable]
this/last/next month
Phil is coming home for a visit next month.
She’ll be thirteen this month.
I hope I’ll have finished the work by the end of the month.
She earns about £350 a month (=each month).
We update the schedule at least once a month.
the month of May/June etc
It snowed heavily during the month of January.
2. a period of about four weeks:
She has an eight-month-old daughter.
He’ll be away for two months.
The symptoms she suffered varied from month to month (=every few weeks she had different medical problems).
a month-long transport strike
3. months a long time, especially several months:
Redecorating the kitchen took months.
for/in months
I haven’t seen him for months.
4. month after month used to emphasize that something happens regularly or continuously for a period of time:
I felt I was doing the same old thing week after week, month after month.
5. month by month used when you are talking about a situation that develops slowly and steadily over a period of time:
Unemployment figures are rising month by month.
6. never/not in a month of Sundays especially British English spoken used to emphasize that something will definitely never happen:
You won’t find anyone to do that job in a month of Sundays.
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▪last month The new restaurant opened last month.
▪the past month They had come to know and like each other in the past month.
▪the previous/preceding month (=the month before) Sales were lower than in the previous month.
▪next month The movie will be released next month.
▪the coming months (=the next few months) Further work is planned for the coming months.
▪the following month (=the next month) By the following month he had raised over £400.
▪the summer/autumn/winter/spring months It's very cold here during the winter months.
▪a calendar month (=one of the 12 months of the year) We get paid on the last day of the calendar month.
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▪in recent months He had started to drink heavily in recent months.
▪the beginning/end/middle of the month You’ll receive your wages at the end of the month.
▪the time of the month This is the busiest time of the month.
▪the months of the year We're learning the months of the year in German.
■ verbs
▪a month passes/goes by Seven months went by before he returned.
month S1 W1 /mʌnθ/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: monath
1. one of the 12 named periods of time that a year is divided intoOrigin: monath
this/last/next month
the month of May/June etc
2. a period of about four weeks:
3. months a long time, especially several months:
for/in months
4. month after month used to emphasize that something happens regularly or continuously for a period of time:
5. month by month used when you are talking about a situation that develops slowly and steadily over a period of time:
6. never/not in a month of Sundays especially British English spoken used to emphasize that something will definitely never happen:
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