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downturn

noun
🔊/ˈdaʊntɜːn/
🔊/ˈdaʊntɜːrn/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. downturn (in something) a fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker（商业经济的）衰退，下降，衰退期
    • the recent economic downturns 最近的经济下滑
    • a downturn in sales/trade/business销量／贸易／营业额下降
    • the economic downturn of 2008/20092008/2009 年的经济衰退
    • a period of economic downturn经济不景气时期
    opposite upturn
    Extra Examples
    • The 1990s witnessed a sharp downturn in the party's fortunes.20 世纪 90 年代是该党遭遇严重挫折的时期。
    • The building industry is experiencing a severe downturn in its workload.建筑业正经历工程量的严重滑坡。
    • a sharp downturn of the economy经济的急剧下滑
    Topics Change, cause and effectc1, Moneyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • serious
    • severe
    • sharp
    • …
    verb + downturn
    • experience
    • suffer
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • downturn in
    • downturn of
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