month
noun
mʌnθ
noun
1
one
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)
.
她每月挣 350 英镑左右。
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
a
period
of
about
four
weeks
一个月
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
a
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
used
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、月复一月地干着相同的事。
5
month by month
used
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.
失业数字每个月都在增加。
6
never/not in a month of Sundays
used
to
emphasize
that
something
will
definitely
never
happen
[尤英，口] 永远也不会
especially BrE spoken
You
won’t
find
someone
to
do
that
job
in
a
month
of
Sundays.
你是不可能找到人干那个工作的。