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āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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doldrums
/dËÉâĘldÉšÉmz/
Doldrums
01
āĻŽāύā§āĻĻāĻž, āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻž
a time when the economy is very slow, with high unemployment and little growth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Businesses closed down one by one, as the doldrums showed no sign of ending.
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02
āĻā§āĻĻ, āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻž
a state of feeling sad, low on energy, or unmotivated
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The long, gray winter left him stuck in the doldrums, longing for sunshine.
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03
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a region near the equator in the Atlantic, Pacific, or Indian Oceans characterized by calm winds and light, unpredictable movement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sailors dreaded the doldrums because progress was slow.
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