doldrums

英 ['dɒldrəmz] 美 ['doʊldrəmz]

• n. 忧郁；消沉；萧条
• Doldrums：赤道维赤道无风带.
• 名词doldrum的复数形式.

英英释义

Noun:

1. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc);

   "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
   

2. a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. My brother has been in the doldrums since he failed to get on the swimming team.
   我兄弟自打没能进入游泳队以来一直精神萎靡不振。
2. He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.
   自从她离开他以来，他一直很消沉。
3. The bond market normally revives after the summer doldrums.
   债券市场通常在夏天萧条期后开始复苏。
4. Recently, trade appeared to be in the doldrums.
   近来商业一片萧条。

词汇搭配

• in the doldrums 意气消沉,无精打彩...

近反义词

【近义词】

• blues 布鲁斯音乐
• gloom 黑暗
• boredom 无聊
• dejection 沮丧
• stagnation 停滞
• low spirits 没精打采
• depression 沮丧
• funk 恐惧
• sluggishness 惯性
• lethargy 昏睡
• lassitude 无力
• gloominess 黑暗
• melancholy 忧郁
• despondency 失去勇气
• pessimism 悲观
• misery 痛苦
• sadness 悲哀
• stagnancy 停滞