busy season
英 /ˈbɪzi ˈsiːzən/美 /ˈbɪzi ˈsiːzən/
n. 名词
旺季;繁忙季节
含义详解
本义指一年中某个行业或活动最繁忙的时段,如旅游业的旺季、零售业的节日季。引申义可指任何周期性忙碌的时期,如考试季、报税季。核心是“高需求、高强度”的时段,与淡季(off-season)相对。
词根溯源
busy 源自古英语 bisig,意为“忙碌的”;season 源自古法语 seson,源自拉丁语 satio,意为“播种时节”。组合后直指“繁忙的季节”,构词直观,易于记忆。
常见语境
常见于商务(如零售、旅游、会计)和新闻报道,也用于日常口语。在商务邮件中,常用来解释延误或安排;新闻报道中,多指经济或行业周期;日常口语中,指个人或家庭忙碌时段。语气中性偏正式。
语法要点
busy season 是可数名词,常与定冠词 the 连用,如“during the busy season”。复数形式 busy seasons 指多个繁忙期。常见句型:be in the busy season、peak busy season。易错点:不要与 busy schedule(繁忙的日程)混淆,后者指个人时间安排。
同义词区别
peak season 强调“高峰期”,多用于旅游业;high season 指价格和客流量最高的时期,与 low season 相对;rush hour 指每日通勤高峰,不指季节。busy season 更宽泛,覆盖任何周期性忙碌。
常见误区
语域中性,适用于正式和非正式场合。不带褒贬,但常隐含压力或劳累。常见误用:将 busy season 用于非周期性的忙碌,如“my busy season today”不合适。
高频搭配
| during the busy season | 在旺季期间 |
| peak busy season | 最繁忙的季节 |
| busy season rush | 旺季高峰 |
| prepare for the busy season | 为旺季做准备 |
| busy season surcharge | 旺季附加费 |
| busy season hours | 旺季工作时间 |
句子示例
| During the busy season, the hotel staff work double shifts. | 在旺季,酒店员工上双班。 |
| Accountants often work overtime during tax busy season. | 会计师在报税旺季经常加班。 |
| We need to hire more temporary workers for the busy season. | 我们需要为旺季招募更多临时工。 |
| The restaurant's busy season starts in June and lasts until September. | 这家餐厅的旺季从六月开始,持续到九月。 |
| Retailers prepare months in advance for the holiday busy season. | 零售商提前数月为假日旺季做准备。 |
| I prefer to travel in the off-season to avoid the busy season crowds. | 我更喜欢淡季出行,避开旺季的人潮。 |