downturn

US [ˈdaʊnˌtɜrn]
UK [ˈdaʊnˌtɜː(r)n]
  • n.（商业经济的）衰退
  • Web低迷时期；下滑；下降趋势
Plural Form：downturns  

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downturn
n.
1.
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~ (in sth)
（商业经济的）衰退，下降，衰退期a fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker
a downturn in sales/trade/business
销量╱贸易╱营业额下降
the economic downturn of 2008/2009
2008/2009 年的经济衰退

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AllAll,衰退衰退,低迷时期低迷时期,下滑下滑,下降趋势下降趋势
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1.
In the current economic downturn, the firm has no doubt already laid off a good number of bright young peo-ple like Ms Clinton.
在美国当今经济不景气之际，这家公司无疑已经裁减了大量的像克林顿小姐一样聪明的年轻人。
zài měi guó dāng jīn jīng jì bù jǐng qì zhī jì , zhè jiā gōng sī wú yí yǐ jīng cái jiǎn le dà liàng de xiàng kè lín dùn xiǎo jiě yí yàng cōng míng de nián qīng rén 。
edu.sina.com.cn
2.
The HKSAR Government SME Committee was set up to look for ways to help SMEs in time of economic downturn.
香港特别行政区政府成立中小企委员会，目的是协助中小企的发展，特别在经济低迷的期间。
xiāng gǎng tè bié xíng zhèng qū zhèng fǔ chéng lì zhōng xiǎo qǐ wěi yuán huì , mù dì shì xié zhù zhōng xiǎo qǐ de fā zhǎn , tè bié zài jīng jì dī mí de qī jiān 。
www.icac.org.hk
3.
"The theme was that pharmaceutical prescriptions are more of a necessity [even in an economic downturn], " says Prof Levich.
列维奇教授表示：“投资理由是，药物更多的是一种必需品（即便是在经济低迷期）。”
liè wéi qí jiào shòu biǎo shì : " tóu zī lǐ yóu shì , yào wù gèng duō de shì yī zhǒng bì xū pǐn ( jí biàn shì zài jīng jì dī mí qī ) 。 "
www.ftchinese.com
4.
Issuance activities of non-Exchange Fund paper slowed down in the year amid economic downturn and a poor external environment.
由于经济衰退、外围环境欠佳，年内非外汇基金票据及债券的发债活动减少。
yóu yú jīng jì shuāi tuì 、 wài wéi huán jìng qiàn jiā , nián nèi fēi wài huì jī jīn piào jù jí zhài quàn de fā zhài huó dòng jiǎn shǎo 。
www.hotdic.com
5.
The stress tests were aimed at estimating how much each bank would lose if the economic downturn proved even deeper than expected.
压力测试旨在估计如果经济下滑比预期的更糟糕的话，银行会损失多少。
yā lì cè shì zhǐ zài gū jì rú guǒ jīng jì xià huá bǐ yù qī de gèng zāo gāo de huà , yín háng huì sǔn shī duō shao 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
drum up customers in the economic downturn: letting customers decide how much they want to pay for their meal.
伦敦餐馆在经济萧条时期出绝招以招揽顾客：餐费随便顾客付。
lún dūn cān guǎn zài jīng jì xiāo tiáo shí qī chū jué zhāo yǐ zhāo lǎn gù kè : cān fèi suí biàn gù kè fù 。
blog.hjenglish.com
7.
"The force and breadth of (the downturn) seems so much greater this time, " he said.
这次（经济滑坡的）力度和广度似乎要大得多。
zhè cì ( jīng jì huá pō de ) lì dù hé guǎng dù sì hū yào dà de duō 。
cn.reuters.com
8.
He said the unemployment rate remains "unacceptably high" and that faster growth is needed to replace jobs lost in the economic downturn.
他说，失业率之高依然“不可接受”，需要加快增长速度已弥补在经济下滑期间失去的工作岗位。
tā shuō , shī yè lǜ zhī gāo yī rán " bù kě jiē shòu " , xū yào jiā kuài zēng zhǎng sù dù yǐ mí bǔ zài jīng jì xià huá qī jiān shī qù de gōng zuò gǎng wèi 。
iipdigital.usembassy.gov
9.
There has been a downturn in the market, there's no doubt, but we still have to plan.
毫无疑问，市场一直不太景气，但我们还是要有规划。
háo wú yí wèn , shì chǎng yì zhí bù tài jǐng qì , dàn wǒ men hái shì yào yǒu guī huà 。
www.haolawyer.com
10.
"First of all, we're coming out of a downturn. And number two, they are expanding their addressable market quite rapidly, " he said.
首先，我们正走出经济下滑.其次，他们正以非常快的速度扩张其潜在市场。
shǒu xiān , wǒ men zhèng zǒu chū jīng jì xià huá . qí cì , tā men zhèng yǐ fēi cháng kuài de sù dù kuò zhāng qí qián zài shì chǎng 。
cn.reuters.com
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