| 词汇 | sagging |
| 释义 | sagging present participle ofsag sagging | Business Englishsagging adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈsæɡɪŋ/us lower or less strong: He said he cut taxes by $9 billion as mayor in an effort to revitalize the city's sagging economy. sagging revenues/demand/sales Examples of saggingsagging Thus, the visible markers of grey hair, wrinkles, and sagging skin were the physical determinants of social invisibility. Increasingly, the state's security forces were called on to buoy up the government's sagging authority. The screen was annealed for several hours, and then the wires were retightened to minimize possible sagging or distortion. Intellectual distinction could console a nation whose military fortunes were sagging, dignifying the savant with a patriotic role that conveniently coincided with his own personal quest for fame. Sagging of the jaw and tilting of the head are common, and are frequently accompanied by a slight buckling of the knees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The safety net which we stretch under them should be there all right, but it should be a sagging net and, therefore, much cheaper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Dampness, sagging roof, draughts, cracked walls and other faults due to bad construction won't develop later. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, as soon as the war was over, it was followed up by a sharp downward move, and then the sagging tendency renews itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our currency is sagging to a record low level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ought they to hope for a return to 1952–53 with sagging production and growing unemployment, or for a year of increasing production? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only has there been a catastrophic fall in sheep prices, but cattle prices have been sagging very badly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that receipts have been sagging heavily on this side throughout the year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had roaring inflation, sagging investment, soaring unemployment, and growing social and economic injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My third plea is to young and old people to recognise the sagging neck of a swan that is suffering from lead poisoning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no future; it attracted no new blood, and morale was sagging. 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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