4month after monthNEVERused 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 Streetrevival itself continued day after day, month after month for three years.• These limits were then overshot by month after month of interestratesabove 14%.
5month by monthSLOWused when you are talking about a situation that develops slowly and steadily over a period of time 逐月
6never/not in a month of Sundaysspoken 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。
nCOLLOCATIONS
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.
nGRAMMAR: 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 appealcourt had heard freshevidence 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 practisingCatholic for two or three months.• I told you all about it on July 12, two months ago.