| 词汇 | downturn |
| 释义 | downturn noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈdaʊn.tɜːn/ us /ˈdaʊn.tɝːn/ a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity: 衰退，渐入低迷 the continuing economic downturn经济的持续衰退 downturn inThere is evidence of a downturn in the housing market.房产市场出现了衰退的迹象。 Synonym downswing Compare upturn 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. Price decreases bargain bear market bearish bearishly closeout concessional couponer couponing deflate depreciate devalue drop off freeze knock off (something) mark something down nosedive overdiscount post-devaluation projected value spiral You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Economics downturn | American Dictionarydownturn noun[ C ] us/ˈdɑʊnˌtɜrn/ a reduction in the amount or success of something: a downturn in car sales downturn | Business Englishdownturn noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /ˈdaʊntɜːn/us(alsodownswing) ECONOMICS a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity: economic/market downturnThousands of workers have lost their jobs in the economic downturn. There is evidence of a downturn in the housing market. see/experience/suffer a downturnThe company saw a downturn in sales over the last six months. a serious/severe/sharp downturn a global/world/general downturn Compareupturn Examples of downturndownturn However, we have found that bank capital tends to move counter-cyclically: that is, banks tend to increase capital during economic downturns. The first two years in the scenario assume a period of economic downturn. This result sheds light on the fact that economic development is associated with recurring downturns. Totimehuacan benefited from easier access to courts and government authorities, but it also had to endure the city's economic downturns, epidemics, and military occupations. For some countries, there were hints of an impending downturn as early as the year 2000. However, the downturns are mild, leaving emissions in the high-income countries only slightly below their current levels. Sudden scandals, a downturn in the economy or policy failure can rapidly change a party's fortunes. And a market downturn could disproportionately affect benefits received by low lifetime earners. However, this was already a time of hardship, as is seen in the downturn of rents and the frequency and magnitude of rent acquittals. Our analysis shows that bearish consumers and entrepreneurs were present before the onset of specific economic downturns, even when the fundamentals were all very strong. They are either nonprofit or modestly profitable (and in return they will be protected from the upturns and downturns of the competitive marketplace). An economic downturn again slowed spending in the late 1850s. However, these results must be viewed against a backdrop of employment and economic downturns, as well as other external factors impinging on the agency. In 1992-3, the combination of severe drought and a sharp downturn in world prices seriously depressed the sector. A further comment is worth making here about the current downturn in the world's economies. 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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