Doldrums
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Doldrum
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 赤道无风带; 情绪低落
- ［英］ n. 赤道无风带; 情绪低落 ( low spirits; listless feeling)
- ［类］ doldrums : energy / depravity : virtue ( 消沉没有活力 / 堕落没有美德)
- ［记］ doldr=dole ( 悲哀) +ums -> 忧郁 -> 情绪低沉; 参考: doleful ( 忧愁的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun plural
- Etymology: probably akin to Old English dol foolish
- Date: 1811
- 1. a spell of listlessness or despondency
- 2. often capitalized a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds
- 3. a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump
