doldrums

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dol·drums /ˈdɒldrəmz $ ˈdoʊl-, ˈdɑːl-, ˈdɒːl-/ noun [plural] informal  a) WORSEif an industry, company, activity etc is in the doldrums, it is not doing well or developing 萧条，停滞in the doldrums The property market has been in the doldrums for months. 房地产市场不景气已有好几个月了。 Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west. 最近的经济萧条给西部乡村带来了严重损害。 b) SAD/UNHAPPYif you are in the doldrums, you are feeling sad 忧郁，意志消沉 Fay is in the doldrums today. 今天费伊情绪低落。

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doldrums• Recent economic doldrums have hurt the rural west.• Roddy McDowall makes an appearance as a mad old soldier and lifts the film out of its doldrums.• Beat the summer doldrums by spending a day at the zoo.• The stock market is much improved from the doldrums of 1990.• The beef industry has been in the doldrums ever since consumers began to turn away from eating red meat.• Even against a country in the doldrums you just can't expect to turn up and automatically win.• With stock and bond markets in the doldrums, their trading operations have been badly hit.• With the computer business still in the doldrums, Ahmadi quit that to help his wife run the hair accessory business.in the doldrums• Too much assimilation and one is becalmed in the doldrums and no progress is possible at all.• A ship becalmed in the Doldrums, near the equator, need only carry auxiliary sails made of reflecting material.• The beef industry has been in the doldrums ever since consumers began to turn away from eating red meat.• Fourteen-year-old Trevor is in the doldrums.• With stock and bond markets in the doldrums, their trading operations have been badly hit.• On it, Tom reads Sylvia Plath so that the language sparkles in the doldrums.• With the computer business still in the doldrums, Ahmadi quit that to help his wife run the hair accessory business.• The manufacturing sector is still in the doldrums , analysts say.• Barbour took over the party when it was in the doldrums following the 1992 election that lost the White House.• After years in the doldrums, Opec has grabbed centre stage once more.From Longman Business Dictionarydoldrumsdol‧drums /ˈdɒldrəmzˈdoʊl-, ˈdɑːl-, ˈdɒːl-/ noun [plural] informal if an industry or market is in the doldrums, there is very little increase in prices or very little trade taking placeThe mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years but now business is picking up.Origin doldrums (1700-1800) Perhaps from dold “stupid” ((1400-1500))

dol·drums nounChineseSyllable  

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doldrums
dol‧drums /ˈdɒldrəmz $ ˈdoʊl-, ˈdɑːl-, ˈdɒːl-/ noun [plural] informal
  a. if an industry, company, activity etc is in the doldrums, it is not doing well or developing
    in the doldrums
    The property market has been in the doldrums for months.
    Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.
  b. if you are in the doldrums, you are feeling sad:
    Fay is in the doldrums today.

dol·drumsBrE /ˈdɒldrəmz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdoʊldrəmz/ 🔊 noun [plural] (usually the doldrums) the state of feeling sad or depressed 忧郁；郁闷；消沉；没精打采◆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。🔊🔊a lack of activity or improvement 无生气；停滞；萧条◆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。🔊🔊◆Despite these measures, the economy remains in the doldrums. 尽管采取了这些措施，经济仍然停滞不前。🔊🔊 ORIGIN From the place in the ocean near the equator where there are sudden periods of calm. A sailing ship caught in this area can be stuck there because of a lack of wind. 源自近赤道海洋上的无风带，帆船到此可能因无风而无法航行。