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单词 nadir
释义
nadirna‧dir /ˈneɪdɪə $ -dər/ noun [singular] written Word Origin
WORD ORIGINnadir
Origin:
1300-1400 French, Arabic nazir ‘opposite’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At its nadir in 1983, the Alameda colony had only 3 nesting pairs.
  • But that is compared with the Tory nadir of1997.
  • Father's Day was the nadir.
  • If the field continues to decay at its present rate, it will reach its nadir in some 1, 200 years.
  • It was the nadir of his career.
  • On 4 October 1406, when Henry's government was at its nadir, he finally became keeper of the Privy Seal.
  • This, not his ethical problems, caused the steepest dive in his national popularity, to its current nadir.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 By 1932, the depression had reached its nadir.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· The tsar's fortunes had reached their nadir.· If the field continues to decay at its present rate, it will reach its nadir in some 1, 200 years.
the time when a situation is at its worst OPP  zenith:  By 1932, the depression had reached its nadir.
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