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单词 in the doldrums
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in the doldrums

phrase
If an activity or situation is in the doldrums, it is very quiet and nothing new or exciting is happening.
The economy is in the doldrums.
Synonyms: slow, quiet, slack, static More Synonyms of in the doldrums
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Examples of 'in the doldrums' in a sentence
in the doldrums

Soon its economy could be in the doldrums.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The economy is in the doldrums.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The building will stay empty, and the economy is in the doldrums.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But one thing is for sure - the economy is still in the doldrums.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But after two years in the doldrums, the economy is finally on the mend.
The Sun (2010)
The recent positive jobs figures have confounded City economists as unemployment usually soars when the economy is in the doldrums.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He went on to forecast that the US economy would remain in the doldrums for at least five months.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
National debt soared to 200 per cent of national income, but the economy remained in the doldrums.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Rather than bouncing back, the economy could stay in the doldrums for years, with mass unemployment againbecoming the norm.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The world's richest man also predicted that the US economy would remain in the doldrums for at least five months.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
(idiom) 
The economy is in the doldrums.
Synonyms
slow
quiet
slack
static
sluggish
stagnant
inactive
inert
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Nearby words of
in the doldrums

  • in the buff
  • in the dark
  • in the distance
  • in the doldrums
  • in the employ of or in someone's employ
  • in the event
  • in the event of

Synonyms of 'in the doldrums'

in the doldrums

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