字典解释
- Seasonal 是形容词,意思为“季节性的,节令性的”,一般用于形容某个季节出现的物产,现象等。
例句
比如说某个地区一般只是夏季下雨,这种雨就是季节性的。
This area is characterized by seasonal rains.
常见的时令性水果可以说seasonal fruit
Seasonal fruit is widely considered one of the healthiest foods.
Seasonal也可以用来形容工作,有的工作分为忙时和闲时,比如水果的种植和收获都是忙时,每年都有拉美人去美国采摘水果
Every year Latin Americans travel to the US to do seasonal work, such as picking fruit.
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Seasonal fruit pickers travel to America every year and send paychecks(付薪水的支票,薪水) to their families back home.
每年的感恩节和圣诞节,美国的各大商场为应付购物潮,都会雇佣临时工
As firms struggle with seasonal hiring, Amazon turns to automation.
JC Penney, a department-store chain(这里的chain表示的是连锁店,连锁集团), is luring(引诱) seasonal workers by entering them in a raffle(抽奖活动) for gifts and holidays.
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牛津字典另外补充了可以形容各种工作的形容词:
练习
翻译:很多旅游的目的地都有淡季和旺季,旺季往往会雇佣不少季节性工人
Many tourist destinations have busy seasons and off seasons, during the busy season, tourist department would hire amount of seasonal workers.
参考翻译:
High season and low season mark many tourist destinations, which tend to hire a number of seasonal workers.
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Many tourist destinations have high season and low season, and tend to hire a decent amount of seasonal labor during high season.
场景:在描述一个城市季节分明的时候,可以用seasonal形容
例子:The wether in my city is seasonal. In the spring I could enjoy the bloom of flowers, the breeze flow my face which make me feel refreshing.
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