rock-bottom

IPA/ˌrɒk ˈbɒtəm/
IPA/ˌrɑːk ˈbɑːtəm/

rock-bottom — 名詞

1. the very bottom point that something can fall to, with no room left to drop any

1.名詞B2
釋義

最低點；谷底

價格或水準跌到不能再低的程度

the very bottom point that something can fall to, with no room left to drop any further.

例句

House prices in the town reached rock bottom after the local factory closed.

當地工廠關閉後，鎮上的房價跌到了谷底。

reach rock bottom for prices/values at their lowest

Sales hit rock bottom in January, and the bakery nearly closed its doors.

一月份的銷售量跌到最低點，這家麵包店差點關門。

hit rock bottom: collocation for a sudden drop to the lowest point

同義詞
  • the lowest point

    neutral and more formal than the informal 'rock bottom'

  • the bottom

    shorter; less emphatic about being the absolute limit

反義詞
  • peak

    the highest point rather than the lowest

  • all-time high

    used of prices or numbers at their highest ever level

文法句型

hit rock bottom

reach rock bottom

at rock bottom

用法筆記

Almost always used with 'hit', 'reach', 'fall to', or 'at'. Distinguish from sense 2 (verb/2): this sense describes prices, numbers, or levels, not a person's mood.

常見錯誤

❌The prices are very rock bottom.
✅The prices have hit rock bottom.
💡as a noun it follows a verb like 'hit' or 'reach', not the adverb 'very'.

2. the saddest and most hopeless state a person has ever felt, after which things c

2.名詞B2
釋義

人生低潮

一個人這輩子最沮喪、最絕望的狀態

the saddest and most hopeless state a person has ever felt, after which things can only get better.

例句

After losing his job and his home, Christopher felt he had hit rock bottom.

在失去工作又失去住所之後，Christopher 覺得自己跌到了人生谷底。

hit rock bottom: lowest emotional point in someone's life

Talia reached rock bottom during the months she spent alone in a strange city.

Talia 獨自待在陌生城市的那幾個月，是她人生最低潮的時候。

reach rock bottom for an emotional low point

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

hit rock bottom

reach rock bottom

用法筆記

Subject is a person, and the meaning is about feelings, not numbers. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about prices, sales, or measurable levels.

常見錯誤

❌Christopher arrived at rock bottom.
✅Christopher hit rock bottom.
💡for the emotional sense use 'hit', 'reach', or 'be at', not 'arrive at'.

rock-bottom — 形容詞