monsoon
US: /mɑnˈsun/
UK: /mənsˈuːn/
UK: /mənsˈuːn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
monsoon /mɔn'su:n/
- danh từ
- gió mùa
- mùa mưa
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a period of heavy rain in summer in S Asia; the rain that falls during this period
2 a wind in S Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
east, west, etc.
MONSOON + VERB
set in
The south-west monsoon sets in during April.
MONSOON + NOUN
rains, season
PREP.
during a/the ~
Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon.
Concise English dictionary
monsoonsmɑn'suːn /mɒ-
noun
+a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
+rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
+any wind that changes direction with the seasons
