词汇 | lower-than-expected |
释义 | lower-than-expected adjective ukus ECONOMICS used to describe results, profits, etc. that are lower than people thought they would be: lower-than-expected earnings/profits/salesShares in the airline fell after they reported lower-than-expected earnings for the first quarter. lower-than-expected demand/growth/inflation Compare better-than-expected Examples of lower-than-expectedlower-than-expected Even if the comparison between these simple models and experimental results seems to suggest a lower-than-expected temperature, clearly detailed computer simulations are needed in order to drive any conclusion. Focusing on a 55-year period from 1995 to 2050, the authors explore a baseline scenario and two alternative scenarios, one with lower-than-expected fertility and another with greater-than-expected longevity. There is also a predicted shortfall in receipts due mainly to a lower-than-expected number of requests by traders for out of hours attendance by officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the network suffered from financial shortage caused by lower-than-expected advertising income. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite enthusiastic audiences, the festival suffered financially, partly from lower-than-expected attendance, and partly from setbacks during construction of the building. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the 2008 economic downturn deepened during the summer, high gas and hotel prices coupled with limited advertising by the park led to lower-than-expected attendance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Lower-than-expected construction and land prices enabled new construction to progress faster than planned, and reconstruction of older motorways to be accelerated at less cash cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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