| 单词 | doldrums |
| 释义 | doldrums (once / 12494 pages) n Doldrums aren’t drums that you can play like the tom-toms. Rather people use this noun to describe a period of time that is boring, depressing, or characterized by inactivity. The noun doldrums is derived from the word dull. If you’ve been vegging out in front of the TV for hours, bored out of your mind, you might say you’re "in the doldrums." This word is often used in phrases describing a slump in the economy or as in “the summer doldrums” to describe the hot, lazy days of summer. WORD FAMILYdoldrums USAGE EXAMPLES“Then you hit that middle 25 games where it’s kind of that doldrums when you’ve got to be mentally strong,” Hornacek said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) There were winners and losers as Florida’s economy emerged from the doldrums of a half-decade ago. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) Mr. Renzi’s ascendance raised hopes among establishment EU leaders that Italy—a perpetual worry because of its large, moribund economy—would emerge from the doldrums. Wall Street Journal(Dec 04, 2016) 1n a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific Hyper air current, current of air, wind air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure 2n a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) Syn|Hyper stagnancy, stagnation inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive |
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