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单词 doldrums
释义
dol·drums (dōldrəmz, dôl-, dŏl-)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1.
a. A period of stagnation or slump.
b. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
2.
a. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
b. The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean.

[From obsolete doldrum, dullard, alteration (influenced by TANTRUM) of Middle English dold, past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see DULL.]
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