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open season

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈopen ˌseason noun [singular, uncountable]  1 DSO British English the time each year when it is legal to kill particular animals, birds, or fish as a sport (法定)渔猎开禁期,狩猎期 OPP close seasonopen season for the open season for deer 猎鹿开禁期2 open season (on somebody) CRITICIZEa time when a lot of people criticize someone, or a group of people 〔针对个人或团体的〕自由批评期,言论开放期 It seems to be open season on politicians just now. 眼下政治人物好像成了众矢之的。
Examples from the Corpus
open seasonThere would be an open season on scattered singletons.It is open season for criticising UDCs for lack of planning, lack of strategic thinking and short termism.The grin meant it was open season.
ˈopen ˌseason nounChineseSyllable
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open season
ˈopen ˌseason noun [singular, uncountable]
1. British English the time each year when it is legal to kill particular animals, birds, or fish as a sport
   OPP  close season
    open season for
    the open season for deer
2. open season (on somebody) a time when a lot of people criticize someone, or a group of people:
    It seems to be open season on politicians just now.


open seasonBrE /ˈəʊpən siːzn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊpən siːzn/ 🔊 noun [singular] ~ (for sth) the time in the year when it is legal to hunt and kill particular animals or birds, or to catch fish, for sport (法定)渔猎开放季节 OPP close season

chase, falconry, game, hunt, open season, pack, poach, prey, safari, trail

~ for/on sb/sth a time when there are no restrictions on criticizing particular groups of people or treating them unfairly (针对某些团体的)言论开放期,自由评论期It seems to be open season on teachers now. 现在好像是自由评论教师的开放期。🔊🔊