doldrums

noun

/ˈdɒldrəmz/

/ˈdəʊldrəmz/

[plural]

(usually the doldrums)

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the state of feeling sad or depressed
- in the doldrums He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.
Topics Feelingsc2
a lack of activity or improvement
- The bond market normally revives after the summer doldrums.
- in the doldrums Despite these measures, the economy remains in the doldrums.

Word OriginFrom the place in the ocean near the equator where there are sudden periods of calm. A sailing ship caught in this area can be stuck there because of a lack of wind.

Word Originlate 18th cent. (as doldrum ‘dull, sluggish person’): perhaps from dull, on the pattern of tantrums.

单词	doldrums
释义	doldrums noun /ˈdɒldrəmz/ /ˈdəʊldrəmz/ [plural] (usually the doldrums) jump to other results the state of feeling sad or depressed in the doldrums He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him. Topics Feelingsc2 a lack of activity or improvement The bond market normally revives after the summer doldrums. in the doldrums Despite these measures, the economy remains in the doldrums. Word OriginFrom the place in the ocean near the equator where there are sudden periods of calm. A sailing ship caught in this area can be stuck there because of a lack of wind. Word Originlate 18th cent. (as doldrum ‘dull, sluggish person’): perhaps from dull, on the pattern of tantrums.
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