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

• 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。
• I took my snapshot of him and the company when he was at the miserable nadir of his professional life.
  我的文字记录了职业生涯痛苦低谷时期的他和他的公司。
• 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。
• 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%。
• The defeat was the nadir of her career.
  这次失败是她一生经历的最低点。
• 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。
• This failure was the nadir of her career.
  这次失败是她事业上的低谷。
• It said the nadir for the developed world had not been reached and a recovery would be so weak that unemployment in the US and western Europe would exceed 10 per cent and stay there.
  当时经合组织表示，发达国家经济尚未见底，复苏将非常疲弱，美国和西欧的失业率将超过10%，并维持在这一水平。
• 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。