2.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 wintercontractsdesigned to prevent them seekingemployment 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 drymoat 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.