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单词 in the doldrums
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in the doldrums

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Depressed; dull and listless. For example, Dean's in the doldrums for most of every winter. This expression alludes to the maritime doldrums, a belt of calms and light winds north of the equator in which sailing ships were often becalmed. [Early 1800s] Also see down in the dumps.

Words nearby in the doldrums

in the cold light of day, in the course of, in the dark, in the dock, in the doghouse, in the doldrums, in the driver's seat, in the dumps, in the dust, leave someone, in the end, in the event of
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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