recession

US [rɪˈseʃ(ə)n]
UK [rɪ'seʃ(ə)n]
  • n.经济衰退;经济萎缩;退后;撤回
  • Web不景气;萧条;后退
Plural Form:recessions  
Recession
n.
1.
[c][u]
经济衰退;经济萎缩a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
the impact of the current recession on manufacturing
时下经济萎缩对制造业的影响
The economy is in deep recession .
经济正处于严重的衰退之中。
policies to pull the country out of recession
引导国家走出经济萎缩的政策
2.
[u]
退后;撤回the movement backwards of sth from a previous position
the gradual recession of the floodwater
洪水的渐渐消退

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