"doldrums" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 低潮期
• 消沈
• 停滯期

Definition

一段無精打採、情緒低落或停滯不前的時期；也指海上一處風力微弱使船隻緩慢的區域。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用來形容情緒低落、無所作為或事業停滯。口語中常說 'in the doldrums'。不適用於嚴重憂鬱。

Examples

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

失業後，他有好幾週都處於**低潮期**。

Sales are in the doldrums this month.

這個月銷售處於**低潮期**。

She has been feeling the doldrums since winter started.

自從冬天開始，她一直感到**消沈**。

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

經理離職後，這個項目就一直處於**停滯期**。

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

最近我一直在**低潮期**，所以開始運動讓自己好點。

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

許多水手擔心在長時間的航海中被困在**無風帶**。