"doldrums" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 低潮期
• 消沉
• 停滞期

Definition

一段无精打采、情绪低落或停滞不前的时期；也指海上一处风力微弱使船只缓慢的区域。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用来形容情绪低落、无所作为或事业停滞。口语中常说 'in the doldrums'。不适用于严重抑郁。

Examples

After losing his job, he was in the doldrums for weeks.

失业后，他有好几周都处于**低潮期**。

Sales are in the doldrums this month.

这个月销售处于**低潮期**。

She has been feeling the doldrums since winter started.

自从冬天开始，她一直感到**消沉**。

The project has been stuck in the doldrums since the manager left.

经理离职后，这个项目就一直处于**停滞期**。

I’ve been in the doldrums lately, so I started exercising to feel better.

最近我一直在**低潮期**，所以开始锻炼身体让自己好起来。

Many sailors feared getting stuck in the doldrums during long sea journeys.

许多水手担心在长时间的航海中被困在**无风带**。