a situation in which people lose their jobs and less successful companies are forced to close because of competition and difficult economic conditions 经济衰退；经济萧条 Experts are predicting a shake-out of the overcrowded airline market. 专家们预测，过度拥挤的航空市场将被淘汰。
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a situation in which a lot of changes are made to a company, an organization, etc. in order to improve the way in which it works 经济衰退；经济萧条