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

• 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 more commanding Ford. Drive One marked the nadir.
  福特，开吧这句更具命令性的口号标志着福特已经走过了谷底。
• But CFOs overall have continued to become more positive since the nadir of the fourth quarter of last year.
  不过，总体而言，自去年第四季度跌至谷底以来，财务总监们的乐观情绪在不断上升。
• His fortune was at its nadir.
  他的运气坏到极点。
• Consider the evidence that the economy has passed the nadir of the "Great Recession".
  有迹象显示，经济已度过了“大衰退”的低谷。
• Temperature rises when reaching highest peak, reaching is oviposit period is gotten on for; when dropping to the nadir, temperature drops is menses!
  体温上升及达到最高峰时就是排卵期快到了；体温下降跌到最低点时就是月经期了！
• They thought that the sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan in March had marked the nadir of the crisis.
  他们以为，今年3月贝尔斯登（bearstearns）出售给摩根大通（jpmorgan），就已经标志着这场危机达到了高潮。
• Not even a doubling in the main share indices from their nadir in 2009 has lured investors back.
  即便主要股指较2009年低点翻了一倍也不能吸引投资者重返。
• A government at the nadir of its unpopularity.
  处于最不得人心时刻的政府。
• China's Shanghai Composite Index has appreciated 91 per cent since its nadir in October 2008 but still remains 46 per cent below its October 2007 peak, he points out.
  他指出，中国的上证指数自2008年10月跌入谷底以来已经上涨了91%，但仍然比2007年10月的峰值低46%。