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dol·drums /ˈdɒldrəmz/[复]
n.
[the doldrums]
1. 忧郁，郁闷，没精打采；消沉
I was in the doldrums of the worst depression of my life. 我当时处于一生中最消沉的抑郁之中。
There's no need to get into the doldrums about such an unimportant problem. 对于这样的琐碎问题不必烦闷。
2. (工商业、创作活动等的)停滞；低潮；萧条时期
push the economy out of its doldrums 使经济摆脱不景气状态
a football club in the financial doldrums 陷于财政困境的足球俱乐部
Fiction is at present in the doldrums. 小说创作目前正处在低潮。
3. 【气】赤道无风带；赤道无风带的无风天气
4. (帆船因无风而造成的)停止不动状态
[<?OE dol dull; 受tantrum的影响] |