"dog days" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 三伏天
• 炎热的夏日

Definition

'Dog days' 指的是一年中最炎热、最难熬的夏日。有时也可比喻无趣或停滞的时期。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

该短语较为口语化，经常用来描述酷暑，同时也形容无聊或停滞的时期。主要以复数出现：“the dog days”。

Examples

The dog days of summer are finally here.

夏天的**三伏天**终于来了。

It is hard to work during the dog days.

在**三伏天**期间工作很辛苦。

Many people go to the beach in the dog days.

许多人在**三伏天**去海滩。

We're stuck in the dog days—it feels like summer will never end.

我们正经历着**三伏天**——感觉夏天永远不会结束。

Business always slows down during the dog days of August.

每年八月的**三伏天**，生意总是变慢。

Back in those dog days before school started, we'd spend all afternoon outside.

在开学前的那些**三伏天**，我们整个下午都在外面玩。