doldrums
英 ['d?ldr?mz]
美['doldr?mz]
- n. 憂郁；赤道無風帶
TEM8GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. from dulled, past participle of dull, ending perhaps patterned on tantrum.
2. dull => dulled => dold- => doldrum => doldrums.
3. 因為赤道無風帶沒有風，故沒有生機、氣息的樣子而得名。
3. dull => dolt => doldrums.
2. dull => dulled => dold- => doldrum => doldrums.
3. 因為赤道無風帶沒有風，故沒有生機、氣息的樣子而得名。
3. dull => dolt => doldrums.
中文詞源
doldrums 憂郁，消沉
來自dull, 呆滯的，陰暗的，-drum, 拼寫可能是模仿tantrum.
英文詞源
- doldrums (n.)
- 1811, from dulled, past participle of dullen, from Old English dol "foolish, dull," ending perhaps patterned on tantrum.
雙語例句
- 1. The economy is in the doldrums.
- 經濟正處于蕭條期。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.
- 自從她離開他以來，他一直很消沉。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
- 根據今天官方公布的數字,這個行業(yè)仍不景氣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises.
- 許多企業(yè)在八月份營業(yè)清淡.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.
- 自從她離開他以來,他一直很消沉.
來自辭典例句