summer

summer — 名詞

1. Once each year, the weeks of highest temperatures and longest days, when schools

1.名詞A1
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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

❌I like to swim on summer.
✅I like to swim in summer.
💡Use 'in' (not 'on') with seasons.
❌The summer is coming.' (to mean the season is approaching)
✅Summer is coming.
💡No definite article needed when speaking generally about the season.

summer — 形容詞

summer — 動詞