If an activity or situation is in the doldrums, it is very quiet and nothing new or exciting is happening.
例句
The economy is in the doldrums.經(jīng)濟正處于蕭條期。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
意氣消沉；無精打采；蕭條
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.根據(jù)今天官方公布的數(shù)字，這個行業(yè)仍不景氣。Property sales have been in the doldrums for some time.房地產(chǎn)銷售一段時間以來不大景氣。He was in the doldrums for the whole winter.整個冬天他都無精打采。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc);
"economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
2. a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific