| 词汇 | downswing |
| 释义 | downswing noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈdaʊn.swɪŋ/ us /ˈdaʊn.swɪŋ/ a downturn（同downturn） the fact of getting smaller or becoming less decreaseThere has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors. fallA fall in the price of petrol is unlikely. fall-offThere's been a sharp fall-off in demand for the product since the company's scandal broke. falling-offThere has been a slight falling-off in public sector employment growth. Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off fall away halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble downswing | Business Englishdownswing noun[ C ] uk /ˈdaʊnswɪŋ/us ECONOMICS a downturn: She predicted that the GDP will fall only moderately during the downswing in the economic cycle. Examples of downswingdownswing These policies are now widely blamed for the productivity downswing and macroeconomic imbalance. The revival of severe workload fluctuations brought to the profession, for the first time since the war, surplus capacity during workload downswings. It does not imply that there is a downswing in the trend towards greater acceptance of the two-child norm. In the first place, we have the relation between upswings of mood and downswings. In the downswing phase of this wave, a global contest follows. The literal discursive tides or fundamental debates during the downswings led, after their closure, to reassure the investors (private or public). With a demographic downswing, it verges on the insane not to allow that proportion of the population to achieve its full potential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We might borrow during the downswing, but the borrowing must be repaid during the upswing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I expect that he has noticed by now that we are probably in a downswing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each period included both an upswing and a downswing in the domestic economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The figures for the couple of months before the report showed a downswing, whereas the previous year's figures showed a consistent increase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, we have to compare the full economic cycle—the upswing and the downswing—with the previous economic cycle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if we can maintain more balance between the upswings and the downswings, perhaps we shall stand a better chance of succeeding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The price upswing aggravated world inflation in industrial countries and when the downswing of prices came shock waves of discontent went through the non-industrialised world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, we are probably experiencing an upswing, but there will be a downswing. 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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