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

• Their number-crunching reached a nadir in the more recent mortgage debacle, which was exacerbated by their willingness to award AAA ratings to thousands of structured-mortgage time-bombs.
  他们的数字运算在最近的抵押贷款危机中走到了谷底，这场抵押贷款危机的恶化就是因为他们的一意孤行，向这些定时炸弹般的结构性抵押贷款授予了AAA评级。
• 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。
• The president seems to have reached the nadir of his political career.
  看来总统已到了他政治生涯的低谷。
• It feel as If we have traveled from nadir to zenith
  感觉上我们好像已从天底走到了天顶
• 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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• One of the main difference between atmospheric effect on nadir and off-nadir observations is the adjacency effect.
  大气对垂直遥感和大倾角遥感影响的主要差别之一体现于邻近象元的影响。