n.[C]

1. 季，季节
   When does the rainy season set in here?

   这儿雨季什么时候开始？

2. 节期，时令；旺季；活跃季节
   This is not the season for internal quarrels.

   现在不是内部相争的时候。

3. 【口】季票，回数票

vt.

1. 给……调味；加味于[（+with）]
   She seasoned the fish with sugar and vinegar.

   她用糖和醋给鱼调味。

2. 使得到锻炼；使适应[（+to）]
   He was seasoned to outdoor work.

   他适应了户外工作。

3. 使（木材）干燥以备用

vi.

1. 变习惯
2. （木材）变干

n.

1. each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours.
   ▸the time of year when a particular fruit, vegetable, etc., is plentiful and in good condition.
2. a period of the year characterized by an activity or event, especially a particular sport:
   the football season.
   ▸ (the season) the time of year traditionally marked by fashionable upper-class social events.
3. (usu. in phr. in season) a period when a female mammal is ready to mate.
4. archaic a proper or suitable time:
   to everything there is a season.
   ▸an indefinite or unspecified period of time; a while.

v.

1. add salt, herbs, or spices to (food).
2. add an enlivening quality or feature to.
3. keep (wood) so as to dry it for use as timber.
4. [as adj. seasoned] accustomed to particular conditions; experienced.