英语词汇“downturn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A dip or reduction in an economic measure is a downturn. If a company makes less money than it did last year, for example, that's a downturn.

You'll often find the word downturn in business or economic news, describing the country's entire economy, or the activity of a particular sector of the economy. If car sales decline, that's a downturn, and if fewer homes are sold, it's a downturn in the housing market. Ever since the mid-1920s, the word downturn has been commonly used by economists and business reporters.

WORD FAMILY

downturn: downturns

USAGE EXAMPLES

During downturns, businesses typically cut capital investment—spending that increases or improves physical assets like buildings, equipment and computers.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)

The downturn for Nebraska farms and ranches crept into small town main streets across the state.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

It was a rare bit of good news for Wyoming’s mining industry, hit hard by a downturn in coal and a recent BLM coal-leasing moratorium.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

n a worsening of business or economic activity

the market took a downturn

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

downswing

downspin

a swift and dangerous downturn

worsening

changing something with the result that it becomes worse

单词	downturn
释义	downturn (once / 2153 pages) n A dip or reduction in an economic measure is a downturn. If a company makes less money than it did last year, for example, that's a downturn. You'll often find the word downturn in business or economic news, describing the country's entire economy, or the activity of a particular sector of the economy. If car sales decline, that's a downturn, and if fewer homes are sold, it's a downturn in the housing market. Ever since the mid-1920s, the word downturn has been commonly used by economists and business reporters. WORD FAMILY downturn: downturns USAGE EXAMPLES During downturns, businesses typically cut capital investment—spending that increases or improves physical assets like buildings, equipment and computers. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The downturn for Nebraska farms and ranches crept into small town main streets across the state. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It was a rare bit of good news for Wyoming’s mining industry, hit hard by a downturn in coal and a recent BLM coal-leasing moratorium. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) n a worsening of business or economic activity the market took a downturn Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper downswing downspin a swift and dangerous downturn worsening changing something with the result that it becomes worse
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