recession

英 [rɪˈseʃn]

美 [rɪˈseʃn]

n.  经济衰退; 经济萎缩; 退后; 撤回

复数：recessions　

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牛津词典

noun

• 经济衰退；经济萎缩
  a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
  1. the impact of the current recession on manufacturing
     时下经济萎缩对制造业的影响
  2. The economy is in deep recession .
     经济正处于严重的衰退之中。
  3. policies to pull the country out of recession
     引导国家走出经济萎缩的政策
• 退后；撤回
  the movement backwards of sth from a previous position
  1. the gradual recession of the floodwater
     洪水的渐渐消退

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 经济衰退；经济不景气
  Arecessionis a period when the economy of a country is doing badly, for example because industry is producing less and more people are becoming unemployed.
  1. The recession caused sales to drop off...
     经济不景气使销量下降。
  2. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of recession...
     我们应该着力大幅下调利率以使经济走出衰退。
  3. The oil price increases sent Europe into deep recession.
     油价上涨使欧洲陷入严重的经济衰退。

英英释义

noun

• the act of becoming more distant
  Synonym:receding
• the act of ceding back
  Synonym:ceding back
• the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
  Synonym:recessional
• a small concavity
  Synonym:recessnichecorner
• the state of the economy declines

双语例句

• Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from the recession that's going on elsewhere
  企业感受到了别处经济衰退带来的间接影响。
• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.
  全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• We have allowed spending and borrowing to rise in this recession.
  在此经济萧条时期，我们容许增加消费和借贷。
• Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
  小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。
• The company has weathered the recession
  这家公司从经济萧条中挺了过来。
• Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars
  日本经济的不景气使得消费者在购买车辆上减少了开支。
• The recession caused sales to drop off
  经济不景气使销量下降。
• The recent deterioration has been caused by an apparently endless recession
  看似永无止境的经济衰退导致了最近的恶化。
• I will not take issue with the fact that we have a recession.
  我不否认经济衰退的事实。
• The economy is plunging into recession.
  经济正陷入萧条。