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单词 doldrums
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dol•drums /ˈdoʊldrəmz, ˈdɑl-, ˈdɔl-/USA pronunciation   n. [plural]
  1. a state of inactivity.
  2. in the doldrums, in a dull, depressed mood;
    in low spirits:has been in the doldrums ever since he heard the bad news.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dol•drums  (dōl′drəmz, dol′-, dôl′-),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
  1. a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art:August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises.
  2. Meteorology the doldrums:
    • a belt of calms and light baffling winds north of the equator between the northern and southern trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
    • the weather prevailing in this area.
  3. a dull, listless, depressed mood;
    low spirits.
  • obsolete dold stupid (see dolt) + -rum(s) (plural) noun, nominal suffix (see tantrum) 1795–1805
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged depression, gloom, melancholy, dejection.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
doldrums /ˈdɒldrəmz/ n the doldrums ⇒
  1. a depressed or bored state of mind
  2. a state of inactivity or stagnation
  3. a belt of light winds or calms along the equator
  4. the weather conditions experienced in this belt, formerly a hazard to sailing vessels
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from Old English dol dull, influenced by tantrum
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