(the doldrums)a state or period of stagnation or depression 停滞;萧条(的状态或期间) the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years. 三年来抵押信贷市场一直萎靡不振。 ■an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds (大西洋的)赤道无风带(无风,有突来的暴风雨以及不可预测的微风)
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late 18th cent. (as doldrum 'dull, sluggish person'): perhaps from dull, on the pattern of tantrums