n.忧郁；赤道无风带
delubrums───n.古罗马寺庙
oil drums───油桶
the doldrums───经济萧条
alarums───n.警报；惊慌（等于alarm）
dolium───n.杜力姆陶罐（古罗马时期用于存储或运输货物的大型陶器花瓶或器皿）
dolorous───adj.忧伤的；悲痛的
drums───n.鼓；鼓声（drum的复数）；v.打鼓（drum的第三人称单数）
eardrums───n.鼓膜，耳膜；中耳
forums───n.论坛（forum的复数）；讨论会
The bond market normally revives after the summer doldrums.───债券市场通常在夏天萧条期后开始复苏。
Despite these measures, the economy remains in the doldrums.───尽管采取了这些措施，经济仍然停滞不前。
He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.───自从她离开他以来，他一直很消沉。
Countless bridges to nowhere were built, but all the spending on infrastructure failed to lift the nation out of its doldrums .───建造的那些数不清的大桥也不知通往何处，但是，所有这些基础设施方面的开支并没有使日本经济走出低迷。
"We have been through the summer doldrums, and sentiment is such that producers will raise their offers, " he said.───“我们已经渡过夏天的不景气，感情是这样养殖者饲养了他们的报价，”他说。
This is nothing but a struggle with the midseason doldrums. This happens to almost every great team. It happened to Man U last campaign.───这不过是赛季中期与低迷表现斗争的体现。几乎任何一支伟大的队伍都会遇到低迷。这次只不过发生在曼联身上。
But experts question how much interest there will be for electric cars while the economy is in the doldrums.───但是专家质疑在经济不景气的时候，人们对电动汽车能有多大的兴趣。
It's a good step towards beating the afternoon doldrums thanks to that little bit of a caffeine burst and the few quiet minutes it entails.───感谢那一丁点咖啡因的突然增加以及随之而来的几分钟宁静时间，这是驱走午后无精打采的一个好方法。
Russia appears to be rising from the economic doldrums and a new Russian middle class is beginning to emerge.───俄罗斯正在崛起而新的中产阶级也正在形成。