dog days

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ˈdog days noun [plural]  1. DNthe hottest days of the year 盛夏，三伏天，酷暑期2  a period of time when something is not successful 不景气的时候，不成功的时期 Few opera houses survived the dog days of the 1980s. 没有几家歌剧院挨过了20世纪80年代的萧条期。

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dog days• the dog days of summer• Another loss proves that these are truly dog days for the Broncos.

ˈdog days nounChineseSyllable  

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dog days
ˈdog days noun [plural]
1. the hottest days of the year
2. a period of time when something is not successful:
    Few opera houses survived the dog days of the 1980s.

dog daysBrE /ˈdɒɡ deɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɔːɡ deɪz/ 🔊 noun [plural] the hottest period of the year 三伏天；酷暑期