downturns

英 [ˈdaʊntɜːnz] 美 [ˈdaʊnˌtɜrnz]

n.  (商业经济的)衰退，下降，衰退期
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  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
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  1. Yet most emerging economies are still widely expected to hold up much better than in previous global downturns.
    然而绝大多数新兴国家仍然预计会比在上次衰退时表现的更好。
  2. While the job market has been deteriorating over the past year, analysts say employers are now beginning to eliminate jobs more quickly than in past downturns, in part because of the uncertainties created by the credit crunch and volatile financial markets.
    分析师说，就业市场在过去一年中持续恶化，现在企业开始比以往经济低迷时裁员更快，原因之一是信贷危机和动荡的金融市场带来的不确定性。
  3. During downturns, society worries more about poverty and inequality.
    经济下行时，社会更加担忧贫困和不平等。
  4. Profits in the US have become critical to many carmakers after a series of other important markets suffered downturns.
    许多汽车厂商在其他重要市场遭受低迷之后，美国市场的利润对它们来说变得十分关键。
  5. The rise in part-time work during the latest recession wasn't out of step with past downturns.
    最近一次经济衰退期间兼职工作增加的情况与以往经济低迷时一样。
  6. Housing downturns have a strong dynamism, which is not easy to break.
    房地产市场低迷有一个强大的动力机制，打破它并非易事。
  7. Identify actions including monitoring of early warning signs that can help mitigate the negative impact of economic downturns.
    确定有助于减轻经济衰退不利影响的行动&包括监测早期预警信号。
  8. 2011 has seen more than its fair share of disruption, disasters, downturns, and social turmoil.
    2011年见证了太多的混乱、灾难、滑坡和社会动荡。
  9. Yet the growth of emerging economies is unlikely to continue at the same rapid pace or without occasional downturns.
    然而，新兴经济体的发展不可能持续稳定发展而不出现间歇性衰退。
  10. Even during the worst of times, efficient diversification and portfolio construction can immunise investors from downturns.
    即便在最糟糕的时期，有效的多样化和投资组合构建可以使投资者免受市场低迷的影响。
  11. But South Africa has weathered downturns and currency knocks before.
    但是南非以前经受住了经济衰退和货币贬值的打击。
  12. Still, economic downturns seem to be hitting children in poor countries the hardest, and researchers say the impact can last a lifetime.
    研究人员说，经济下滑似乎对贫困国家的儿童造成了最为严重的影响，而影响可能会终身的。
  13. There are striking similarities between the downturns.
    经济衰退都有着惊人的相似之处。
  14. Honesty is simplest and best, instead of exaggerating job titles or elaborating falsely on career downturns.
    诚实是最简单和最好的，代替你夸大职位或错误地阐述事业衰退时期。
  15. In previous downturns, businesses have cut back on overseas assignments to reduce costs.
    在以往的经济低迷期，为了降低成本，企业会减少外派员工。
  16. In recent economic downturns, Japan has been able to lean on its auto industry to offset declines elsewhere.
    在近些年经济出现低迷时，日本一直依赖汽车业来抵消其他行业的下滑。
  17. In previous downturns Chinese steelmakers could turn to export markets.
    在以往的低迷期，中国钢铁制造商可以求助于出口市场。
  18. Cyclical downturns are nothing new – the ingenuous and bold take advantage of such dips and seize their chance.
    周期性经济下滑算不上什么新鲜事，天生和大胆的企业家能够利用这种逆境，抓住自己的机会。
  19. People are by far Wall Street's biggest cost, so mass cutbacks are common during profit downturns.
    人员是华尔街到目前为止的最大成本，所以大规模裁员是利润不景气时期的常见现象。
  20. Veterans of earlier downturns say the cost-cutting this time has been relatively restrained.
    此前经历过经济低迷的人士表示，此次成本削减相对有限。
  21. The pertinent argument is that they would be hurt by much less than in previous American downturns.
    不过更为中肯的说法是，他们所遭受的损失相比起上一次美国的衰退已经少很多了。
  22. China has withstood lots of downturns before and not been affected.
    中国过去多次顶住了全球低迷的冲击，并未受到影响。
  23. We have had to cope with not one, but two economic downturns in the past five years.
    过去五年，我们经历不仅一次而是两次经济逆转。
  24. In previous downturns, state government employment has been a relatively safe haven.
    在以前的衰退中，州政府就业相对的比较安全。
  25. The protectionist lobbies that have wreaked havoc during past economic downturns are weaker or more ambivalent this time round.
    在过去几次经济衰退期间曾造成严重破坏的保护主义游说活动，这次势力有所减弱，或者态度变得更加模棱两可。
  26. Previous downturns were induced by sharp interest rate rises to quell the consequences of overheating.
    先前的经济衰退，多源自政府为了抑制经济过热的影响而大幅提高利率的举措。
  27. Since the2001 recession, however, the labour force has not grown as robustly as after previous downturns.
    但是，自从01年衰退以来，劳动力就不如前一次衰退后增长那样快了。
  28. While most analysts think the US economy fell into recession at the start of this year, job losses so far have been low compared with previous downturns, even though the size of the overall labour force has grown.
    尽管大多数分析师认为美国经济年初时就步入了衰退，但迄今为止，与以往的经济低迷时期相比，解雇人数相对较低，尽管总体劳动人口的规模有所上升。
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