downturn是什么意思
时间：2026-07-27 04:11:07downturn 常用
短语搭配
(1)economic downturn经济衰退；经济下滑；经济低迷
双语例句
(1)It was the worst downturn in farming industry since the Depression.
这是自大萧条以来最严重的农业衰退。
(2)This downturn made thousands of workers lose their jobs.
这次的经济衰退造成数千人失业。
(3)During the time of economic downturn, people have no faith in banks.
在经济衰退时期，人们对于银行没有信心。
(4)There is evidence of a downturn in the housing market.
房产市场出现了衰退的迹象
(5)The downturn in sales was a direct result of the economy.
销售量的下滑是经济因素直接导致的。
(6)The recent downturn in employment has really crippled our sales this year; people are spending less than ever.
最近的就业率下滑让我们今年的销售量很不济；人们消费的比以前少了。
(7)Last night, the BBC had a short segment about the economic downturn in 2008.
昨晚，BBC对2008年的经济衰退进行了一段简短的报道。
(8)Co-CEO James Taylor said the downturn in the electric vehicle market was the major reason.
联合首席执行官James Taylor表示，电动汽车市场低迷是主要原因。
(9)They predicted a severe economic downturn.
他们预言将会有一次严重的经济衰退。
(10)The current economic downturn is markedly different from previous recessions.
目前的经济衰退和以前的经济衰退明显不同。
(11)"Even before the downturn, companies were looking for individuals with strong communication skills," Fay says.
Fay 说：“即使是在低迷时期之前，公司也在寻找有强大沟通技巧的人。”
(12)In spite of the current world economic downturn, the transnational corporation is continuing with its investment plans in China.
尽管目前世界经济低迷，但这家跨国公司仍继续进行在中国的投资计划。
(13)Make sure that your government does not cut your public sector in a downturn.
确保你们的政府不会在经济低迷时期削减公共部门开支。
同义词
n. 衰退；低迷时期
词根词缀
同前缀词 down- 不好的
(1)download v. 下载
(2)downpour n. 倾盆大雨
(3)downstream adv. & adj. 顺流地；在下游；在（或向）下游；在（油、气等生产过程）后阶段
(4)downplay v. 对…轻描淡写；淡化；贬低；低估
(5)downhill adv. 向坡下；向山下；走下坡路地；情况逐渐恶化
(6)downsize v. 将…改小；使变小；缩小（公司或机构）的规模；对… 实行精简；裁员；实行精减
null turn v. 转动
downturn 牛津
释义
n.
a decline in economic, business, or other activity
（经济、商业等活动的）衰落，下降趋势
房地产市场的衰退。
v.
turn (something) downwards
下翻，下转
他那张下翻的嘴。
downturn 考研
考纲分布
近16年出现6次
重要程度: 4星
100%; n [经济]衰退
考纲释义
( 1)n. [经济]衰退
英文释义：a fall in the amount of business that is done
真题例句：
To win over these young workers, manufacturers have to clear another major hurdle: parents, who lived through the worst US economic
要赢得这些年轻的工人，企业主必须清除另一个障碍：家长。他们经历了美国最严重的一次经济下行。[2017年 英语二 阅读理解B]
Economic
经济衰退刺激新事物产生。[2014年 英语二 阅读理解A]
This phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic
在经济衰退和脆弱的复苏期间，(人们)对这种现象的感受往往最为强烈。[2014年 英语二 阅读理解A]
必考派生词
turnaround n. 突然好转；转机；周转时间；回转场；回车道；装卸时间
downturn n. 衰落；下降趋势
turned v. （使）转动；转变；变成；翻；转弯；（turn的过去式和过去分词）
turning n. 转弯处；岔道口；车削；车工工艺；车削下脚；削屑
overturn v. 打翻；掀翻；推翻；使无效；翻仰过来