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单词 silly season
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silly season
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsɪl.i ˌsiː.zən/us
/ˈsɪl.i ˌsiː.zən/
mainlyUK
thetimeofyear, usually in thesummer, whennewspapersarefullofstoriesthat are notimportantbecause there is noimportant,especiallypolitical,news
（新闻界的）无聊季节（通常在夏季，因为没有政治等方面的重大新闻，报纸上充斥着无聊报道）
US
aperiodoftimewhenpeopledo or say things that are notsensibleorserious:
（人们会做或说不严肃事情的）无聊时节
It's thepoliticalsillyseason, and thispolicyis a verysillyideawhichseemsmore aboutpublicrelationsthansolutions.现在是政治无聊时节，这一政策很无聊，与其说是寻求解决方案，不如说是为了取得公关效应。
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(Definition ofsilly seasonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilly season

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None of us gets too excited about such stories—thesillyseasonseems to have started early.
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The unfortunate thing about the last few months is that thesillyseasonhas lasted so long.
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Perhaps, we may create a newsillyseason.
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For the moment, at any rate, thesillyseasonis over.
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I know that in the "sillyseason" we read letters in the newspapers about discourteous shop assistants and that kind of thing.
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Everything that has been associated with that incident, including that question, persuades me that thesillyseasonis starting somewhat earlier than usual.
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I recall that suggestion being made some years ago, but by the end of thesillyseasonit seemed to have disappeared out of sight.
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Some short while ago, in the "sillyseason", some newspapers started a popular opinion poll to discover what people thought was the most important thing in life.
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This is thesillyseason.
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However, elsewhere, the museum acknowledges that this was not a serious entry, and was inspired by thesillyseason.
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In many languages, the name for thesillyseasonreferences cucumbers (more precisely: gherkins or pickled cucumbers).
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Thatsillyseasonwhen everybody loves everybody else!
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