"dry spell" in Chinese (Traditional)
乾旱期無雨期低靡期(比喻:沒有進展的時期)
Definition
「乾旱期」指的是沒有下雨的一段時間,也可以指沒有進展、活動或成功的時期。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多屬口語,可指天氣乾旱,也常比喻事業、創作、生活等無進展的時期。常見搭配:'經歷乾旱期'。不用於極端的旱災情況。
Examples
After two weeks without rain, we are having a dry spell.
連續兩週沒下雨,我們正經歷一個**乾旱期**。
The team finally won a game after a long dry spell.
球隊經過長時間**低靡期**終於贏了一場比賽。
Farmers worry when there is a dry spell in the summer.
夏天出現**乾旱期**時,農民會擔心。
I've had a dry spell at work lately—nothing exciting has happened in weeks.
我最近在工作上經歷了一段**低靡期**——幾週都沒有什麼新鮮事。
Writers often struggle with a dry spell when ideas just won't come.
作家常常在沒靈感的時候碰到**低靡期**。
Don't worry, everyone goes through a dry spell now and then.
別擔心,每個人偶爾都會經歷**低靡期**。