| 单词 | to reach rock bottom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto reach (also hit) rock bottom b. Originally U.S. The lowest possible level; the nadir. Frequently in to reach (also hit) rock bottom and variants. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > low condition or low point > lowest point low tide1608 low-water mark1651 falla1662 perigee1662 low point1749 bathos1759 nadir1793 pessimism1794 zero1821 bed-rock1883 rock-bottom1885 ultima Thule1976 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > least quantity or amount > lowest point or degree gamut1675 nadir1793 zero1821 rock-bottom1885 1885 Rep. Pennsylvania State Dairymen's Assoc. 1885 5 We cannot say there is a depression in the market value of dairy products... We have chosen a branch of agriculture that is the last to come down to rock bottom, the last to feel a financial crisis, and the first to recover from it. 1906 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Republican 16 Aug. 6/1 (advt.) Prices have hit the very rock bottom during this sale. 1930 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 26 July 14/1 ‘Pay you?.. How much, Angelo?’ ‘The rock bottom is half a million.’ 1935 H. Edib Clown & his Daughter xlv. 258 By the time she had touched the rock-bottom of misery she had also reached a decision. 1955 D. Davie Articulate Energy vii. 69 We are sobered and shocked when the mood reaches rock-bottom. 1976 Ebony July 104/1 Her self-esteem had hit rock bottom. 2004 Managem. Today Dec. 62/2 Morale was at rock-bottom and we felt that being bright and doing a good job wasn't enough. < as lemmas |
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