in AM, use 美国英语用 shakeout
- N-COUNT (引起大量企业倒闭或大批工人失业的体制或组织的)重大变革,重组
A shake-out is a major set of changes in a system or an organization which results in a large number of companies closing or a large number of people losing their jobs.
- This should be the year of a big shake-out in Italian banking...
本年度意大利银行业将进行大规模重组。 - The party needs a shake-out, if it is to be the driving-force of the new politics.
如果想要成为新政治的主力,该政党就需要进行重大变革。