doldrums
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UK the doldrums n: figurative (person: depressed state) (指人)
SC 忧郁，意志消沉，无精打采 yōu yù，yì zhì xiāo chén，wú jīng dǎ cǎi
TC 無精打采
TC 無精打采
Brett has been feeling in the doldrums since his favorite team lost the championship. Eva fights the winter doldrums by planning the garden she will plant in spring.
布莱特最喜欢的球队在冠军赛中失败了，从那时起他就一直很消沉。为了消除冬季的忧郁心情，伊娃计划自己春天在花园里打算栽种的植物。
the doldrums n: figurative (economy: slow period) (指经济)
SC 不景气，萧条 bù jǐng qì，xiāo tiáo
The country's economy is in the doldrums now, but it should improve as the seasons change. The country struggled to pull out of the economic doldrums.
国内经济现在正处于萧条期，但过几个季度应该就会有所改善。国家正尽力走出经济萧条。
the doldrums npl: (geography: equatorial region)
SC 赤道无风带
Violent storms can appear without warning in the doldrums.
in the doldrums adv: figurative (miserable, depressed)
SC 无精打采地 wú jīng dǎ cǎi de
SC 没精神地 wú jīng dǎ cǎi de ，méi jīng shén de
He's been in the doldrums all day because his favourite football team lost yesterday.