| 词汇 | doldrums |
| 释义 | the doldrums noun[ plural ] uk /ˈdɒl.drəmz/ us /ˈdoʊl.drəmz/ in the doldrums informal unsuccessful or showing no activity or development: 不顺利的；停滞的，没有进展的 Her career was in the doldrums during those years.那些年她的事业一直没有什么起色。 informal a period of being sad or bored and with no energy or enthusiasm: I don't know why but I'm in the doldrums today. There's a new cinematic release this week, just in time to rescue us from the winter doldrums. Don't let the post-holiday doldrums ruin your spirits! She got a new puppy and that lifted her right out of the doldrums. He just can't handle the doldrums of having an unexciting office job - he wants fame and glamour. Synonyms blue(SAD)informal dejected depressed despondent dispirited doleful dolorousliterary down downcast downhearted down in the dumps gloomy gluminformal low low-spirited melancholy miserable(UNHAPPY) mournful plaintive sad(NOT HAPPY) sorrowfulliterary unhappy Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lachrymose lonely lonesome lovelorn wish you had never been bornidiom wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom the doldrumsnoun[plural] (SEA)old-fashioned an area of sea where ships are unable to move because there is no wind赤道无风带 Navigation & shipwrecks astrolabe celestial navigation chart circumnavigate circumnavigation dead reckoning lane lightship lodestar narrows navigability passage pilot quadrant sea lane sextant submersible the Pole Star unpassable yaw You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Seas & oceans doldrums | American Dictionarydoldrums plural noun us/ˈdoʊl·drəmz, ˈdɔl-, ˈdɑl-/ a state of lack of activity or lack of success: Business leaders predict a hard year ahead with the economy in the doldrums. doldrums | Business Englishdoldrums noun[ plural ] informaluk /ˈdɒldrəmz/us a situation in which there is high unemployment, very little economic activity or growth, etc.: Changes began during Japan's doldrums when the government tried to revive growth by steadily deregulating sections of the economy. NASDAQ is down sharply again and its European counterparts are still in the doldrums. economic/financial doldrums What will it take to lift the UK manufacturing industry out of the doldrums? |
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