month

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month /ˈmʌnθ/ noun

plural months

month

/ˈmʌnθ/

noun

plural months

Learner's definition of MONTH

[count] : any one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided月；月份

July is my favorite month.七月是我最喜欢的月份。
It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.冬季在这个小木屋里很难保暖。
the merry month of May快乐的五月
The payments are due (on) the third of the month. [=on the third day of every month]每个月的三号是付款期限。
We visit them twice a month. [=two times every month]我们每个月看望他们两次。
I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.我上个月见过她，下个月还会见她。
The price changes from month to month. = The price changes each/every month.价格每个月都在变。
The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.价格有时在两个月之间变动很大。
His health has been getting better month by month. = His health has been getting better with each passing month. [=his health has been getting better in a gradual and steady way as months have passed]他的健康状况逐月好转。
These problems have continued month after month. [=for several or many months]这些问题已经持续数月之久。

[count] : a period of time that lasts about four weeks or 30 days一个月的时间

The baby is four months old. [=a four-month-old baby]这个婴儿现在四个月大了。
a pregnant woman who is in her eighth month = a woman who has been pregnant for eight months怀孕第八个月的孕妇
He was gone for a month.他离开一个月了。
She was back to work a month after the accident.那次事故一个月之后，她回来工作了。
I'll be seeing her again in a month. = I'll be seeing her again a month from now. = I'll be seeing her again in a month's time.一个月后我会再次见到她。

months [plural] : a long period of time that is less than a year很长时间；数月

a month of Sundays

informal

: an extremely long time很长的时间；很久

: chosen for special honors or attention during a particular month本月的，月度的（荣誉、流行事物等）

He's been chosen as the employee of the month four times this year! [=chosen as the employee who is honored in a particular month for doing excellent work]今年他已经四次被选为月度优秀员工。
the book of the month本月热销书籍

— see also flavor of the month at ¹flavor