recession
/rɪˈseʃn/
n.
一句话记住
经济衰退;不景气
释义与例句
n.
经济衰退;不景气
a period when the economy of a country is doing badly and trade and industrial activity are reduced
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Many small businesses closed during the recession.
许多小企业在经济衰退期间倒闭了。
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The government introduced measures to lift the country out of recession.
政府采取措施使国家摆脱经济衰退。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Economists fear that higher interest rates could trigger a recession.
经济学家担心更高的利率可能引发经济衰退。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
go into recession 是“陷入衰退”,emerge from recession 是“走出衰退”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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recessionary 经济衰退的;萧条的recessionary 是形容词,用于描述与经济衰退有关的时期、条件或影响。Consumers tend to spend less in a recessionary period. 在经济衰退时期,消费者往往会减少支出。
同义词
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downturn 经济下滑;衰退downturn 泛指经济活动下降,程度可轻可重;recession 通常指持续一段时期、较严重的整体经济收缩。The tourism industry suffered during the economic downturn. 旅游业在经济下滑期间遭受损失。
反义词
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boom 繁荣;迅速发展boom 指经济活动迅速增长和繁荣,与 recession 相对。The construction industry is experiencing a boom. 建筑业正在经历繁荣发展。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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depression 经济萧条;抑郁症depression 指比 recession 更严重、更持久的经济萧条,也可指抑郁症。The depression caused widespread unemployment in the 1930s. 二十世纪三十年代的经济大萧条造成了大规模失业。
常见搭配
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economic recession 经济衰退The economic recession led to a sharp rise in unemployment. 经济衰退导致失业率急剧上升。
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go into recession 陷入经济衰退The country went into recession after exports collapsed. 出口骤降后,这个国家陷入了经济衰退。
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emerge from recession 摆脱经济衰退The economy is slowly emerging from recession. 经济正在缓慢走出衰退。