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summer

US /ˈsʌmɚ/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

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 summer
    describing 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 program
    to summer internship program, meaning to spend the summer
  • Hard peak summer travel demand
    to peak summer travel demand, meaning to to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
  • Very Hard one swallow does not make a summer
    describing one swallow does not make a summer (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number)

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