| 单词 | silly season |
| 例句 | As a silly diversion for the silly season, it passes muster, but only just. Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ Loosely Speaking, in Central Park 2013-08-13T02:00:01Z And this being silly season, a number of MPs have even waded into the row, apparently in need of causes to get angry about. The X Factor isn't 100% authentic? Hold the front page! 2010-08-23T15:27:00Z For what they and their team have conjured is a Platonic ideal of the crazy salad that is New York City in the silly season. Review: In a Blissful Musical ‘Twelfth Night’ in Central Park, Song Is Empathy 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z New York is certainly primed for a silly season, which the Public Theater, orchestrator of the entertainment, takes admirably to heart. Review | Shakespeare returns to Central Park with a ‘Merry Wives’ that lives up to its title 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z And the meandering flow of the plot feels appropriate for the beginning of the silly season, when thoughts turn to fantasies of flight and contemplation of the ruts we’re stuck in. Review: A Shaggy Fish Story With a Bounty of Questing Heroines 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The surprise story of the silly season, a.k.a. When the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' Becomes a Promotional Moment 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It caters to the taste for cheese with class that often overcomes us in the silly season. Kieron Barry’s ‘Tomorrow in the Battle’: A Love Triangle 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z For proof that summer is no longer the silly season of television — or at least not solely silly — just take a look at names involved in some notable shows from Memorial Day to September. Some Big Names Help Make Summer TV Less Silly 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z You could chalk a lot of this up to the “silly season” that always precedes a big election. ‘Catch and kill’ at National Enquirer gives media one last black eye before election 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z That’s a lot of new content for the silly season — more than any television network I can think of — and so far it’s silly in the best sense. ‘Rev.’ and ‘The Yard,’ Two Short Series on Hulu 2012-06-13T16:30:55Z Every morning, as soon as I glimpse the front pages of the newspapers, I think, “Well, the silly season has certainly arrived.” London Theater Journal: The Serious Season 2010-08-02T16:20:00Z When “Lysistrata Jones” — a musical about a determined cheerleader at a “less-than-competitive” college — opened for a limited run Off Broadway, it felt as appropriate for the silly season as a suntan-oil-smeared beach book. | 'Lysistrata Jones': ?Lysistrata Jones? at Walter Kerr Theater - Review 2011-12-15T03:05:04Z The silly season has notoriously become the season for silly movies — stuff about bros who get drunk, men who wear capes, kids who get cancer. Summer movie preview: 5 storylines to watch 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z It’s not just rosé season, it’s silly season. There’s More to Rosé Than You May Think 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z These and other serious documentaries are all the more welcome because they arrive at the start of Hollywood’s silly season, when the pickings are slim for thoughtful films about thorny issues. The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Explores Social Justice 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The silly season in college football, that time when coaches get fired and hired, seems to never stop. Pick 6: Coaches facing heat in 2023 include Brown at WVU, Allen at Indiana, Drinkwitz at Mizzou 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z “I think that fact has kind of pushed the whole silly season forward where it hasn’t really been any movements,” Rosenqvist said. Scott Dixon can tie Kanaan’s IndyCar consecutive starts streak in Nashville 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z He described it as a product of the “political silly season” in which candidates are grasping at ways to address the crime issue. Crime wave puts Democrats Cortez Masto, Fetterman on defense for work on parole boards 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Players were interested in the silly season only when they got money up front. Perspective | The PGA Tour playoffs need fixing. Let’s start with the points system. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z All that was revealed Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix, the ninth event on this year’s calendar and a solid six weeks before F1’s “silly season” of driver movement is expected to hit full swing. Gasly to return to AlphaTauri as F1 “silly season” begins 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z But this year, political silly season has started early, and the swirl of rumor has been especially intense. Swirling doubts herald major shifts at upcoming Chinese political meeting 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Rossi was tight-lipped during Indianapolis 500 media day Thursday while discussing a rash of pranks that have turned May into silly season inside the paddock leading into “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Pranks, practical jokes turn Indy paddock into silly season 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The app in its present form can dovetail into silly season, but it’s mostly harmless fun. Perspective | How bad can Sports Twitter be? If Elon Musk succeeds, we’ll find out. 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z David Ramadan, a former Republican state delegate who teaches at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, said it’s now “election silly season, where politicians relate every move to some political conspiracy.” Public health collides with politics as latest wave of mask wars takes off 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z There is no longer an offseason, much less a silly season. Column: A little effort from men could do a lot for LPGA 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z This has led to a typical F1 'silly season' weekend, in which all manner of driver swaps have been discussed. Hamilton on the brink of history 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z While some of his competitors are in the middle of the “silly season” and trying to find new teams, he signed an extension with Stewart-Haas Racing back in February that runs through 2023. Kevin Harvick's NASCAR season isn't so silly 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The opening was considered one of the top available seats in NASCAR’s “silly season” period. Chastain snags Ganassi Cup ride in busy NASCAR free agency 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z “It’s part of the circus, I guess. It’s all part of the silly season, rumors and so on.” Vettel talks to Racing Point; Pérez contacted by other team 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The next few weeks might resemble a return to the silly season. Golf’s soft opening has Arizona event, made-for-TV matches 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z It looks like while the football season has been paused, there’s nothing to write about and silly season has instead commenced.” Tyson Fury could face fresh Ukad investigation over farmer's meat claim 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z And prior to that, the Tour Championship was typically held much later and the only fall events after that were “silly season” events. Ranking the best fall seasons on the PGA Tour of the past decade - Golf Digest 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z College Football’s silly season is about to kick into hire gear. AP Top 25 Podcast: Coaching carousel picks up speed 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Still, we’re in the “silly season,” when potential candidates say whatever they think will get them through the primaries. Leftist liberals out-liberaling each other in lurch to left for 2020 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Besides, this isn’t the cash grab from the old “silly season” days of the Skins Game, the Skills Challenge, the Diner’s Club Matches. Golf’s soft opening has Arizona event, made-for-TV matches 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The Hero World Challenge finds itself right in the heart of the PGA Tour's silly season, but things got pretty serious with the event's host on Friday afternoon. Tiger Woods avoids penalty for double-hitting a shot, but not controversy on Day 2 at Hero World Challenge - Golf Digest 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z From Mack Brown to Neal Brown, college football’s silly season of coaching moves is cranking up. AP Top 25 Podcast: Coaching moves and playoff positioning 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The PGA Tour’s silly season rolls on with the Hero World Challenge, AKA Tiger’s event in the Bahamas where he usually starts his latest comeback from injury. Phil Mickelson's $9 million haul, Jordan Spieth's competing wedding, and the legend of Ho-sung Choi grows - Golf Digest 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z And talk about an inauspicious start to this silly season event. 11 things you probably don't remember about the Skins Game - Golf Digest 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Republican strategist Brian Robinson dismissed such arguments as part of “the silly season.” Final stretch of campaigns dominated by race 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Still, I held out some naïve hope that this book project would offer me a respite from the perennial silly season of my day job, which is writing about politics. The N.F.L. Stiff-Armed Trump. Now He Is Heckling From the White House. 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z It’s silly season golf, a tradition that goes way back. Column: Pay to watch golf? Tiger and Phil in a money grab 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z This fills that silly season void on Thanksgiving weekend. Phil Mickelson joins Twitter, Bryson DeChambeau (probably) joins the Ryder Cup, and a WAGs meme goes viral - Golf Digest 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z A potentially quiet silly season for coaching moves can quickly turn into whirlwind of big openings. COLLEGE FOOTBALL ’18: Coaches feeling heat this season 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z It also left the sport’s silly season — the paddock rumor mill about driver moves — looking a lot less excitable than usual. Hamilton's new contract puts the focus on Ferrari 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z “The political season is also known as silly season,” the Republican said Tuesday. Republicans: Criticism of SC Dem governor nominee falls flat 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Right now would usually be prime silly season time. Bring back the silly season – my brain can’t handle Trump and Putin | Jack Bernhardt 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z After that, the silly season begins, with every politician focusing on the midterm elections. Pols Use Economics the Way Drunks Use Lampposts 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z “It’s called silly season. . . . The period right before an election. You all know things get dredged up.” In city known for political drama, D.C. mayor quietly edges toward re-election bid facing little resistance 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Summer heralds the silly season in Formula One as the rumour mill goes into overdrive, perhaps more so this year with a variety of seats still to be confirmed for next season. As German giants join Formula E, is the future electric for motor racing? | Giles Richards 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z There is a common theme to many of Arsenal’s silly season stories this summer. Premier League 2017-18 preview No1: Arsenal | Amy Lawrence 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z However, the death of the silly season doesn’t mean the death of silly stories – it just means they’re mixed up in the actual news. Bring back the silly season – my brain can’t handle Trump and Putin | Jack Bernhardt 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s the silly season for financial predictions about Apple. Here’s a prediction: Apple predictions will be very wrong, again 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z If summer is silly season, this is the silliest of trends. Don’t add water: how Instagram changed poolside posing 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z It is the silly season, as these months are called in golf, where a handful of identifiable professionals play meaningless golf for meaningful money, redeemable only by the charities they support. Tiger Woods returns, as do questions to which answers finally might be forthcoming - Golf Digest 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z In this silly season of campaign rhetoric, attacking the messenger is standard practice. Let the minimum-wage researchers do their jobs 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Any other format would be a gimmick, or best saved for the silly season. The simple fix for golf that isn’t so simple 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The writers discussed a political quiz, which would ask contestants to differentiate between horrifying insults involving pop stars and horrifying insults involving politicians—the kind of petty bluster that President Obama has called “silly season.” Billy Eichner’s Comedy of Confrontation 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Lord West told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It's a typical thing of the Brits going mad - normally silly season, rather than this time of the year." Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name choice for polar ship - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z But the Fed's decisions over the next year will likely matter much more than whatever silly season campaign controversy dominates cable news on any given day in 2016. The Most Important Person in 2016 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z The silly season is upon us — the holiday rush, the shopping hangover, the December calendar crowded with obligatory holiday parties overloaded with crudités, shrimp cocktail and bad wine. Fewer companies get in the spirit to throw holiday parties 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z The silly season is upon us—the holiday rush, the shopping hangover, the December calendar crowded with obligatory holiday parties overloaded with crudités, shrimp cocktail and bad wine. Fewer companies are throwing office holiday parties 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Bill Whalen of the Hoover Institute at Stanford University hailed the advent of “silly season” in Republican politics. A 'child molester', 'stupid' voters and ... Mitt? Welcome to the election's silly season 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z It was just the “silly season,” when passive voters were fascinated by passing fads. Just how severe is the GOP 'panic'? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z It may still be silly season, but it is getting late therein. The Demise of Jeb Bush 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The presidential campaign silly season is upon us, and it hasn’t disappointed. These 5 Facts Explain a Confusing U.S. Presidential Race 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Far from being “the silly season,” this was a critical early moment that determined the outcome of 1912 race for the White House. What Donald Trump Has in Common With Teddy Roosevelt 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z This was just the silly season,” she said. Hillary Clinton dismisses attack by Carly Fiorina saying she is proud of record 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The debates would begin; the wheat would be separated from the chaff; and the “silly season” would be little more than an unfortunate memory. Just how severe is the GOP 'panic'? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Clinton also called the Republican debate on Wednesday night “silly season,” criticizing the lack of substance in the debates. Hillary Clinton on Debates: I'll Go Where DNC Says 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The Democratic front-runner also lambasted Wednesday night’s GOP debate as emblematic of political “silly season.” Hillary Clinton declines to call for more Democratic debates 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z De Leon said that despite their best efforts, supporters could not overcome "the silly season scare tactics" of the oil industry. Governor, legislative Democrats scale back ambitious proposal to cut energy use in California 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z "Realistically, we're still in the silly season in this presidential election," she said. What's behind the frenzy of stunts, accusations among GOP candidates? The Aug. 6 debate 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Sizzling temperatures are forecast for next week's Hungarian Grand Prix, the halfway point in the season, and Formula One's 'silly season' of rumor and speculation is heating up accordingly. Formula One's 'silly season' moves into overdrive 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Summer is the silly season for defense coverage in the nation’s capital. Ten Signs The F-35 Fighter Program Is Becoming A Smashing Success 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z We’re entering the silly season of hot summer days, international absences and results that defy simple readings. It's been a good week for Mix Diskerud and New York City FC 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z "It's the silly season," Philadelphia Eagles Coach Chip Kelly said at the NFL owners meetings this week. In NFL, this time before draft is 'silly season' of conjecture and hype 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z As the silly season of Election 2016 starts cranking up, nothing is sillier and more pathetic than the quadrennial dance of Republicans with manifestly unqualified candidates vying for the party's presidential nomination. Why the GOP Falls for Hopeless Candidates 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z "This is a valuation hurdle that is well ... shaky," said Douglas Kass, president of hedge fund Seabreeze Partners Management Inc, describing the rally as indicative of "silly season." UPDATE 4-Shake Shack IPO vaults shares into 'nosebleed' territory 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Fox chose an inconspicuous vehicle to enter the golf business, the Franklin Templeton Shootout, part of the silly season, or, as anchor Joe Buck called it in deference to the PGA Tour, the Challenge Season. Joe Buck on Fox Sports' golf debut: 'Right now, we are not worthy. Someday, maybe we will be': The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z It must be the silly season, as the Kansas Democratic Party followed the news of Merrick’s comments with an online petition that calls for Merrick to be ousted from his leadership post. Recent Kansas Editorials 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z All these players are clocking up the air miles for a simple reason - the first few months after a World Cup are the silly season for South American national teams. China crisis? Is Argentina's gain Man Utd's loss? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The video game silly season is about to start. These are the blockbuster games you'll be playing this holiday season 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z It’s the summer silly season in Washington, after all, and most Americans are more interested in the beach forecast than the latest to-and-fro between Republicans and Democrats. Memo to Obama's Critics: He's Not Callow Anymore 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z “In the months before an election, or heading into a congressional recess, we always seem to enter silly season,” he said. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is a rising Republican power in House, as well as a whip It's summer and, with silly season almost upon us, nice to have some good news to dwell on, in amongst the horror coming out of the Middle East. Don't make Prince George the next focus of the royal-watching freak show 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z If it doubled as news amid the silly season of free agency, a vague confirmation that James and Wade are still pals, then Fisher offered a stark counterpoint. No Word on Anthony as Knicks Get to Work 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z At an event in Brooklyn, de Blasio responded that it is "silly season" in the mayoral race, and returned to his signature line in the campaign. Decrying the 'two New Yorks,' de Blasio surges in mayor's race 2013-09-07T23:44:58Z And how much of this is down to the fact it is August, known by journalists as the silly season? Ed Miliband: How much trouble is he in? 2013-08-14T11:15:31Z So the figures on national wellbeing are more than a silly season story when real politics is in short supply. Why wellbeing is not a silly season filler 2013-07-30T16:41:57Z Market watchers predict there will be no bursting bubble, as there was in the 2008 silly season, for the foreseeable future. Manhattan Apartment Sales Increase Despite Reduced Inventory 2013-07-02T04:18:33Z "It is just the usual silly season before the general election, when the opposition gets up to their usual monkey business." Insight: In Malaysia's election, a focus on rainforest graft 2013-04-02T23:05:15Z Now an academic from Sheffield Hallam University is researching what silly season is and its origins. When did the 'silly season' start? 2012-08-30T05:34:35Z It's mid-August and a familiar cast of silly season characters is finally free to fight its way into the headlines after frustrating weeks behind the enormous barrier of the London Olympics. Branson, Bercow and Boris: the silly season is late this year 2012-08-16T12:23:36Z Mr Johnson said his "cup was running over" as London Mayor and dismissed talk of him wanting to succeed David Cameron as a "silly season" story. Boris: Who'd elect zip wire prat? 2012-08-08T11:27:19Z News media commentators said the coverage of Mr. Ahmad’s claims was the Pakistani version of Britain’s “silly season,” when journalists and politicians embrace the unlikely during the annual lull in politics. Boast of Water-Run Car Thrills Pakistan 2012-08-04T14:44:02Z However, a prevailing caveat with Ferguson is that he is a master of disinformation, a required ability in the transfer silly season. Robin van Persie plus Wayne Rooney – dream combo or just too similar? 2012-07-20T14:21:16Z "It traditionally always used to be in the summer but with the internet now I've realised that the silly season is all year round," he said. When did the 'silly season' start? 2012-08-30T05:34:35Z Mind you, it's not all silly season gloom and doom. Branson, Bercow and Boris: the silly season is late this year 2012-08-16T12:23:36Z These are the dog days of summer and the silly season of presidential campaigns. Outsourcing isn’t the problem 2012-07-19T13:32:00Z The end of the regular season this month ushered in the “silly season,” when rumors of player movement trump royal family gossip in the British tabloids. The U.S. national team is up next for Fulham’s Clint Dempsey but more could be on the way 2012-05-28T23:08:34Z Perhaps once the silly season is over, and the surviving candidate starts seeking broader support, climate-smart energy policies could be mentionable once more. Dot Earth Blog: Still Searching for Republicans With Climate Concerns 2012-01-05T20:29:05Z But silly season is not just reserved for the quiet summer months. When did the 'silly season' start? 2012-08-30T05:34:35Z The M.L.S. silly season for rumors and speculation seems to be only surpassed by the rumors and speculation ahead of January’s transfer period in Europe. Goal: M.L.S. Hot Stove: Klinsmann Names His Camp Roster 2011-12-23T19:39:13Z Even when it was considered part of the silly season, this tournament has a history of leading to better things for the winner. Woods' win at least was significant to him 2011-12-05T20:06:23Z Couples’s comment was par for the course for golf’s silly season, where the only thing richer than the appearance fees and purses is the hypocrisy. On Golf: Reaction to Caddie?s Comment Shows How Insular Golf Remains - Karen Crouse 2011-11-08T19:00:30Z "It is August and the silly season in Japanese politics, but it probably won't happen," said Jeffrey Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University's Japan campus. Japan finmin refrains from launching leadership bid 2011-08-09T08:55:11Z Bill Koenigsberg, president and chief executive at Horizon Media, described this as the annual “silly season, where it behooves the sellers to pound their chests and set expectations incredibly high.” Advertising: TV Networks Expect a Jump in Spending on Commercials 2011-05-16T05:16:42Z There’s no question there’s silly season in terms of a lot of valuations out there—mostly in the early, less visible, consumer internet companies. 15 Minutes With: Jim Breyer, The Midas Touch 2011-04-06T19:02:12Z It's why some call this the silly season. Getting ready for the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, and other links 2010-12-29T21:11:06Z "People write what they write, it is the silly season," he continued, showing a surprisingly keen understanding of How Pre-January Transfer Window Rumourmonging works. Football transfer rumours: Wolfsburg want ?38m for Edin Dzeko 2010-12-23T09:17:01Z People write what they write, it is silly season. West Ham will sell Matthew Upson and Kieron Dyer if price is right 2010-12-22T21:56:46Z "It's the silly season starting with all these predictions," he said. England's captain Andrew Strauss focused on final Tests against Pakistan 2010-08-17T17:12:00Z Known as the silly season in this country, or as the French more poetically describe it la morte-saison, there is little news of import to impart. Talking Horses: Today's best bets, live news and day three of our weekly tipping competition 2010-08-04T10:06:00Z If that puts you back in the mood for more of the summer silly season, there are some viral sports videos making the rounds and worth a few laughs. Leading Off: Sportswriters Find Low Comedy in High Places 2010-08-03T16:08:00Z "Welcome to the silly season," chuckled a club statement. The Fiver 2010-05-25T15:40:00Z It seems the silly season is here already, or perhaps it is just a short window of silliness before the World Cup starts. Paul Wilson: F?bregas move good business for Arsenal 2010-05-22T23:08:00Z "It is the silly season isn't it," said the United boss. Ferguson has 'no regrets' over Tevez 2010-04-16T09:49:00Z We're in the silly season, when all things Toyota are being called into question. 2010-02-09T20:59:00Z But as all such diplomatic flurries do, this one will pass, leaving the flatness of the silly season upon us. The Book of Susan A Novel The general population, eager for a silly season diversion, chose sides with religious fervor. If at First You Don't... This manufactured "scene," coming as it did in the silly season, was made to serve instead of the Sea-Serpent, the Toad-in-the-Rock, the Shower of Frogs, and other familiar inventions for holiday reading. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 They really know better, but this is the silly season, I suppose. In Her Own Right The only safe way is to be just a little more particular about the acquaintances you form during the silly season than at any other time. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade With the approach of the silly season one’s thoughts turn naturally to the prospect of stealing into print and enjoying all the sweets of authorship without the reception of a cheque to vulgarise them. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 It was during the "silly season"—between sessions of Parliament, when the newspapers are likely to be dull. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 I call the time which has passed wise, because that which succeeds is universally known as the silly season. The Gypsies The newspapers had exhausted the stunt of the silly season and were at their flattest and most yawn-provoking. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Evidently "silly season" over there as well as here. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, August 20, 1892 Very likely; they would say anything in the silly season. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 26, 1891 It was in the silly season, and a prominent editor, a cousin of the temporary laboratory-assistant, appealed to the conscience of the nation. The Island of Doctor Moreau There is a silly season in the life of everyone—even of every lawyer—who can call himself a man, and out of such silliness comes the gravity of knowledge. Tutt and Mr. Tutt The ingenuity with which this great organ raises the cloyless topic every silly season under another name, is beyond all praise. Without Prejudice It was in the silly season, and the newspapers fell greedily upon the sensation I made. The Making of an American It was the "silly season" in August, there was no real news in town, and the troubles of De la Boissiere were allowed much space. Real Soldiers of Fortune |
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