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IELTS BNC: 214 COCA: 236

month

Word family 
Related topics: Chronology, Astronomy
month /mʌnθ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
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。
Examples from the Corpus
months• Redecorating the kitchen took months.
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。
Examples from the Corpus
month after month• I'm just doing the same old thing month after month.• And then following in her footsteps, month after month, as if he stood a chance.• But month after month Clarisa and I went on sleeping with our son between us.• Day after day, month after month, I followed death.• How must it be to work here day after day, month after month, knowing there was no end to it?• I learned on the job, at sea, working seven days a week, month after month.• Our salaries were not paid, month after month.• The Azusa Street revival itself continued day after day, month after month for three years.• These limits were then overshot by month after month of interest rates above 14%.
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。
Examples from the Corpus
month by month• Unemployment figures are rising month by month.• Because you produced it on loose pages I could exhibit it month by month as you organised it.• Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month.• The hon. Gentleman has no evidence for asserting that standards have dropped month by month.• The market is changing not year by year, but month by month.
6  never/not in a month of Sundays spoken especially British EnglishBrE 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 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
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.
phrases
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.
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with month
last month/this month etc
Don’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.
Examples from the Corpus
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 monath
month noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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IELTS BNC: 214 COCA: 236
month

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MONTH | MONTH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤last, past上個月；過去的月份◇The past few months have been hectic.過去的幾個月一直忙得團團轉。➤preceding, previous, recent前一個月；最近的月份➤current本月➤coming, ensuing, following, future, next, upcoming (especially NAmE) 即將到來的月份；接下來的月份；未來的月份；下個月◇Winning stories will be published in the magazine in future months.獲獎故事未來幾個月將在雜誌上發表。➤consecutive, straight, successive連續的月份➤alternate每隔一個月▸➤intervening介於其間的月份◇To occupy the intervening months she took a temporary job.為了利用中間的幾個月，她找了份臨時工作。➤entire, full, whole整個月份◇Performances were banned for the entire month of June.整個 6 月禁止演出。◇We've been here five whole months now.我們在這兒已經整整 5 個月了。➤short短短的月份◇In just a few short months he was promoted to manager.短短幾個月，他就被提升為經理。➤early, later初始的／末尾的月份◇the early months of 20032003 年最初的幾個月➤closing, final結束的／最後的月份◇Laura is in the final months of pregnancy with her first child.勞拉懷第一胎已經到了臨產前最後幾個月。➤cold, dry, hot, warm, wet寒冷的／乾燥的／炎熱的／溫暖的／潮濕的月份➤spring, summer, etc.春季、夏季等月份◇hot summer months夏季炎熱的幾個月➤holy齋月◇the Muslim holy month of Ramadan穆斯林神聖的齋月➤lunar陰曆月份➤calendar曆月➤record創紀錄的月份◇This has been a record month for sales.這是銷售額創紀錄的月份。➤busy繁忙的月份◇December is a busy month for most shops.對於多數商店來說，12 月是個繁忙的月份。VERB + MONTH➤spend花⋯個月的時間◇He spent about a month decorating the house.他花了大約一個月裝修房子。➤take花費⋯個月的時間◇It took months to find another job.另找一份工作花了好幾個月的時間。➤wait等待⋯個月◇I waited six months for them to reply to my letter.我等了 6 個月才盼來他們對我去信的回覆。MONTH + VERB➤elapse, go by, pass⋯個月的時間流逝；⋯個月的時間過去PREPOSITION➤by the month按月◇paid by the month按月取酬➤during a/the month of, in a/the month of在⋯月期間；在⋯月◇The festival is always held in the month of May.這個節慶活動總是在 5 月舉辦。➤for a month, for months持續一個月；持續⋯個月◇It hasn't rained for months.已經幾個月沒下雨了。➤in a month一個月以後◇We're getting married in a month / in a month's time.我們一個月後就要結婚了。➤over a month, under a month一個多月；不到一個月◇I've been working on the illustration for over a month.這幅插圖我已經畫了一個多月了。➤per month每月◇What does the salary work out as per month?薪水折算到每個月是多少？➤month of⋯月份◇The months of July and August are the hottest.七八月份是最熱的時候。PHRASES➤the months leading up to sth直到⋯的那些月份◇The President was involved in discussions in the months leading up to the war.在戰爭爆發前的幾個月裏，總統一直在參與討論。➤time of the month每月的某個時間◇Our money's usually running low by this time of the month.每月的這個時候，我們的錢一般都花得差不多了。

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IELTS BNC: 214 COCA: 236
IELTS BNC: 214 COCA: 236
month
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