nadir

英 [ˈneɪdɪə(r)]

美 [ˈneɪdɪr]

n.  最糟糕的时刻; 最低点

复数：nadirs　

GRE

Collins.2 / BNC.23108 / COCA.23408

牛津词典

noun

• 最糟糕的时刻；最低点
  the worst moment of a particular situation
  1. the nadir of his career
     他事业上的低谷
  2. Company losses reached their nadir in 1999.
     1999年公司的亏损达到了最严重的程度。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 最低点;最不幸的时刻
  Thenadirof something such as someone's career or the history of an organization is its worst time.
  1. 1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman's presidency.
     1945至1946年的那段时间是杜鲁门总统执政最艰难的时期。
• 天底
  In astronomy,the nadiris the point at which the sun or moon is directly below you, on the other side of the earth.

英英释义

noun

• the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
• an extreme state of adversity
  Synonym:low-water mark

双语例句

• It is tempting to see this as the nadir.
  将此视为谷底的诱惑很大。
• If the nadir for stocks and credit was marked by the lows of early March, plenty of investors have been left behind.
  如果说3月初的低点标志着股市和信贷市场底部，那么大量投资者都已踏空。
• His fortune was at its nadir.
  他的运气坏到极点。
• The nadir of fertility appears to be1.3 children per woman.
  平均每个女人的生育值最低值是1.3个孩子。
• Western belief in progress has been slipping steadily for decades, but is now at a nadir.
  西方对进步的信念几十年来不断衰落，但眼下处于谷底。
• This failure was the nadir of her career.
  这次失败是她事业上的低谷。
• Still, Mr. Obama's re-election would have seemed unlikely in the nadir of his presidency, the fall of 2010, when voters in the midterm election gave Republicans control of the House.
  然而在2010年秋季、奥巴马的总统生涯处于最低点时，他似乎不太可能再次当选，当时的中期选举令共和党人获得了众议院的控制权。
• The demand for this product will reach its nadir within two years.
  对此产品的需求在两年内将达到最低点。
• A government at the nadir of its unpopularity.
  处于最不得人心时刻的政府。
• Things go downhill from youth to middle age until they reach a nadir commonly known as the mid-life crisis.
  从青年到中年再到人生低谷，也就是中年危机，情况就有所变化，在走下坡路了。