doldrums

noun

1. a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

2. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

e.g. economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation

Synonym: stagnationstagnancy

1. 处于低潮;陷于停滞
If an activity or situation is in the doldrums, it is very quiet and nothing new or exciting is happening.

e.g. The economy is in the doldrums.
经济正处于萧条期。

1. 赤道无风带：7月4日离开维德角群岛往西南航行,来到非洲著名的赤道无风带(Doldrums),船队无风无法航行. 在这高温的无风区,船队随海飘流了八天,7月22日开始起风了,船队向西驶去. 7月31日的早晨哥伦布发觉淡水快用完了,

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2. 景气停滞：business recession 景气衰退 | doldrums 景气停滞 | dull 盘整

3. 忧郁：dol 多尔 | doldrums 忧郁 | dolichocephalic 长头的

4. doldrums

4. 情绪低落：potboiler蹩脚 | doldrums情绪低落 | dole 悲哀