The lowest or most depressed state of something or someone; the lowest ebb, the nadir. Cf. tide, n. 9, ebb, n. 2b.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > low condition or low point > lowest point (12) low tide1608 The lowest or most depressed state of something or someone; the lowest ebb, the nadir. Cf. tide, n. 9, ebb, n. 2b. low-water mark1651 figurative. The lowest possible level; a low point, a nadir. Cf. low water, n. 2. falla1662 The lowest point reached by something. Obsolete. perigee1662 figurative. A lowest point, a nadir. Cf. apogee, n. 3. Now rare. low point1749 the worst state of, or lowest level reached by, something; the nadir; (also) the least interesting, enjoyable, commendable, etc., part or moment of… bathos1759 Depth; lowest phase, bottom. nadir1793 Extended uses. The lowest or worst point (of something); the place or time of greatest depression, degradation, etc. pessimism1794 The character or quality of being the worst; the worst condition possible or imaginable; the state of greatest deterioration. Contrasted with optimism… zero1821 figurative. The lowest point or degree; the nadir. bed-rock1883 The solid rock underlying alluvial and other superficial formations; also figurative bottom, lowest level. rock-bottom1885 figurative. Originally U.S. The lowest possible level; the nadir. Frequently in to reach (also hit) rock bottom and variants. ultima Thule1976 transferred. As the type of the extreme limit of travel and discovery, chiefly (after Latin usage) in the phrase ultima Thule (farthest Thule)… |
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