close season

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close sea·son /ˈkləʊs ˌsiːzən $ ˈkloʊs-/ noun [countable] British English 1. DSOthe period each year when particular animals, birds, or fish cannot legally be killed for sport 禁猎期；禁渔期 OPP open season SYN American English closed season2. DSthe period of a year when particular sports are not normally played 〔体育运动的〕休赛季节

Examples from the Corpus

close season• Last close season one of the small drains that I fish ran very clear.• He is one of nine players given winter contracts designed to prevent them seeking employment elsewhere during the close season.• Sheffield-born left-back Beresford came close to becoming a Liverpool player during the close season - until the Anfield side pulled out.• During the close season in 1974 a dry moat had been constructed and new barriers installed.• During the close season in 1990 the unthinkable happened.• Weekends we're usually booked up in advance, you see, even in the close season.

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close season
close sea‧son /ˈkləʊs ˌsiːzən $ ˈkloʊs-/

noun [countable] British English
1. the period each year when particular animals, birds, or fish cannot legally be killed for sport
OPP open season
SYN closed season American English
2. the period of a year when particular sports are not normally played

close season

BrE

/ˈkləʊz siːzn/

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NAmE

/ˈkloʊz siːzn/

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noun

[singular]

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BrE

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also ˈclosed season

NAmE,

BrE

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the time of year when it is illegal to kill particular kinds of animal, bird and fish because they are breeding 禁猎期；禁渔期

OPP

open season

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NAmE

ˈoff season

) (in sport 体育运动) the time during the summer when teams do not play important games （夏季的）休赛期