off year

英 美
  • n. 小年(非大选年)
Noun:
  1. a year in which productivity is low or inferior

  2. a year in which no major political elections are held

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Today is a non-bearing year for bananas, so there is not going to be a harvest.
      今年是香蕉生长的小年,估计收成不会好。
    2. Everyone is making their last preparations for the Spring Festival on the night before the lunar New Year's Eve.
      小年夜家家户户都在为过年作最后的准备。