summer
US /ˈsʌmɚ/
Definition
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Many employees take their vacations in the summer months.
Word Family
NounNoun
summer gốc
VerbVerb
summer gốc
summerize
AdjectiveAdj
summery
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- summertimethe warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
Collocations
- Easy hot summerdescribing hot summer (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
- Medium summer internship programto summer internship program, meaning to spend the summer
- Hard peak summer travel demandto peak summer travel demand, meaning to to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
- Very Hard one swallow does not make a summerdescribing one swallow does not make a summer (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number)
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