a period of heavy rain in summer in South Asia; the rain that falls during this period （南亞地區的）雨季，雨季的降雨 Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon. 在雨季出行要難得多。 This year's monsoon rains are expected to flood several villages. 今年的季風降雨預計會淹沒幾個村莊。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1The south-west monsoon sets in during April. 西南季風4 月份到來。 By the end of September it seemed that the monsoon season was drawing to a close. 到9月底，雨季好像接近尾聲了。 monsoon winds/weather 季風/天氣
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- summer
- winter
- set in
- rains
- season
- during a/the monsoon
a wind in South Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter 季風，季節風（盛行於南亞地區，夏季刮西南風，帶來雨水，冬季刮東北風） The monsoon blew relentlessly into our faces. 季風無情地吹打着我們的臉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- summer
- winter
- set in
- rains
- season
- during a/the monsoon
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim ‘season’, from wasama ‘to mark, brand’.