downturn

noun

1. （商业经济的）衰退，下降，衰退期
   a fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker
   1. a downturn in sales/trade/business
      销量 / 贸易 / 营业额下降
   2. the economic downturn of the late 1990s
      20世纪90年代末的经济衰退

1. N-COUNT (经济等的)衰退，下降趋势
   If there is a downturn in the economy or in a company or industry, it becomes worse or less successful than it had been.
   1. They predicted a severe economic downturn.
      他们预言会有严重的经济衰退。
   2. ...unchanged profits for 1990 due to a sharp downturn in the industry.
      行业的急剧衰退导致了 1990 年利润维持不变

1. They predicted a severe economic downturn.
   他们预言会有严重的经济衰退。
2. The company has been hammered by the downturn in the construction and motor industries.
   公司因建筑和汽车行业的衰退而受到了冲击。
3. The economy has entered a sharp downturn, and unemployment and insolvencies can be expected to increase.
   经济形势急转直下，失业与破产现象预计将会增多。
4. Many economists believe the worst of the economic downturn is past.
   很多经济学家认为经济衰退最糟糕的时期已经过去了。
5. He says the scope and depth of the downturn is happening at a faster pace than expected.
   衰退的速度从广度和深度上都超出了预期。
6. We have been able to fund a project in the downturn.
   我们得以在低迷期保证了项目所需资金。
7. Through the downturn I invested to develop companies and help to create jobs.
   在衰退期间，我投资了一些企业，帮助它们发展，这创造了就业岗位。
8. But the dynamics have changed& and the current downturn may reflect a new reality.
   但形势已经扭转&目前的经济低迷可能体现了一个新的现实。
9. Of course in our own country in Britain we are going through the downturn like the United States.
   当然，在我们英国，我们也经历了和美国一样的经济低迷。
10. But this was before an expected mild downturn turned into a big recession, and credit froze up.
    但这是在预期中的适度低迷转变成严重的衰退和信贷冻结之前。
11. First, a steeper European downturn, as a result of the excessive austerity and the euro crisis.
    首先，由于实行过度紧缩政策和欧元危机，欧洲可能会陷入更为严重的低迷。
12. The problems of the financial crisis and economic downturn are a case in point.
    金融危机和经济衰退的问题是个恰当的例子。
13. India has also banned some Chinese imports as it tries to protect its economy from the global downturn.
    印度为保护本国经济免受全球衰退的影响，也禁止了部分中国商品的进口。
14. Even countries that managed their economies well and did not take excessive risks are suffering from the economic downturn.
    即使是经济管理良好和没有过分冒险的国家也受到经济衰退的影响。
15. The global economic downturn has had no obvious impact on us till now.
    现在为止全球性经济下滑对我们还没有明显影响。
16. This downturn has been exacerbated by spiralling food and energy prices, which ties the hands of central bankers.
    食品和能源价格的螺旋式上升加剧了经济低迷，因为它使各国央行官员受到了束缚。
17. This liquidity crunch became a particular concern during the last economic downturn in 2008 and 2009.
    这种流动性萎缩在2008年到2009年经济恶化时，成为了一个尤其令人忧虑的问题。
18. The fast-growing economy is now at risk of an abrupt slowdown or downturn due to the global economic crisis.
    全球经济危机导致的经济突然放缓和低迷使中国快速增长的经济目前处境不利。
19. According to Ashoka, business schools are responding to increasing demand for Social Entrepreneurship studies since the financial downturn.
    ashoka研究显示，商学院对金融危机以来不断增加的社会创业研究需求做出了回应。
20. In this downturn only government bonds and cash have yielded real diversification benefits among the main asset classes.
    在此次市场下跌中，主要资产类别当中只有政府债券和现金真正产生了多样化的好处。
21. The companies have fallen on hard times since the economic downturn, exacerbated by over-expansion.
    自经济滑坡以来，这些企业均陷入了困境，过度扩张问题更使它们雪上加霜。
22. The US and Europe plunged into a very steep downturn.
    美国和欧洲经济陷入严重低迷。
23. Moreover, analysts think the economic downturn is also taking its toll.
    此外，分析师认为，经济低迷也产生了影响。
24. This would choke off supplies of fresh credit to the economy and lead to a more severe downturn.
    这将扼制经济中新的信贷供应，引发更为严重的经济低迷。
25. China has become a clear target amid the global downturn, and not just for US companies.
    在全球经济陷入衰退之际，中国成为了一个明显的目标不仅对于美国企业是如此。
26. What they have not done yet is to co-ordinate macroeconomic policies to stop a steep global downturn.
    他们还没有做的是：对宏观经济政策进行协调，以阻止全球经济陷入深度衰退。
27. The spending spree has helped steady China's economy while other major nations remained mired in the global downturn.
    在其他主要国家仍深陷全球经济下滑泥潭的时候，大举支出帮助中国经济实现了稳定。
28. Most people I talk to say they see no sign of a downturn yet and neither do we.
    和我交谈过的大多数人说，他们还看不到低迷的迹象，我们也没看到。

noun

1. a worsening of business or economic activity
   1. the market took a downturn

   Synonym:    downswing