Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - doldrums
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Doldrums
doldrums
~ n 1 be in the doldrums informal a) to be feeling sad (Fay's really in the doldrums today.) b) to not be growing or improving (The car industry has been in the doldrums for several years.) 2 the doldrums an area in the ocean just north of the equator where the weather can be so calm that sailing ships cannot move
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If an activity or situation is in the doldrums, it is very quiet and nothing new or exciting is happening. The economy is in the doldrums. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun plural Etymology: probably akin to Old English dol foolish Date: 1811 1. a spell of listlessness or despondency 2. often capitalized a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds 3. a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n.pl. (usu. prec. by the) 1 low spirits; a feeling of boredom or depression. 2 a period of inactivity or state of stagnation. 3 an equatorial ocean region of calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. Etymology: prob. after dull and tantrum ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (the doldrums) плохое, скверное настроение, депрессия to be in the doldrums —- хандрить 2. мор. экваториальная штилевая полоса ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1811, from dulled, pp. of dullen, from O.E. dol "foolish, dull," ending perhaps patterned on tantrum. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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