doldrums

中英例句：

1. My brother has been in the doldrums since he failed to get on the swimming team.
   我兄弟自打沒能進入游泳隊以來一直精神萎靡不振。
2. Despite these measures, the economy remains in the doldrums.
   儘管採取了這些措施，經濟狀況仍然毫無起色。
3. He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.
   自從她離開他以來，他一直很消沉。

英文解釋：

名詞 doldrums:

1. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
   同義詞：stagnation, stagnancy
2. a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific