doldrums
/ˈdɒldrəmz/plural noun
1the doldrums
- a state or period of stagnation or depression停滞; 萧条状态; 萧条时期:
the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years.
三年来抵押信贷市场一直萎靡不振。
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- an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds(大西洋的)赤道无风带(无风, 有突来的暴风雨以及不可预测的微风)。
词源
late 18th cent. (as doldrum 'dull, sluggish person'): perhaps from DULL, on the pattern of tantrums.