Word · Frequency #12217
downturn
下降；衰退；低迷
核心释义
a downward trend or a decline in economic or business activity
- 1.
下降趋势或下降趋势的初现。
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
- 2.
商业或经济活动的恶化
a worsening of business or economic activity
下降趋势或下降趋势的初现。；商业或经济活动的恶化；(尤指经济方面的)衰退；下降趋势；[电] 低迷时期
用法In use
The company experienced a significant downturn in sales last quarter.
用法提示：名词，表示经济活动的恶化或衰退。
The housing market is facing a downturn due to rising interest rates.
用法提示：名词，指经济活动低迷。
During an economic downturn, people tend to save more and spend less.
用法提示：名词，描述经济不景气。
the market took a downturn
a downturn in [something]
downturn 后接介词 in 引出下降的具体领域，常与 there has been 等搭配。
There has been a downturn in car sales.
汽车销量出现了下滑。
in a downturn
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- economic downturn
- 经济衰退；经济下行
- The country is facing a severe economic downturn.该国正面临严重的经济衰退。
- sharp downturn
- 急剧下降；大幅下滑
- There has been a sharp downturn in consumer spending.消费者支出急剧下降。
- global downturn
- 全球衰退；全球经济下行
- The global downturn affected many industries.全球衰退影响了许多行业。
- downturn in demand
- 需求下降
- The company struggled with a downturn in demand for its products.该公司因产品需求下降而陷入困境。
- suffer a downturn
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把downturn拆成down（向下）+turn（转向）：曲线转头朝下，就是经济“走下坡、衰退”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：economic news、business reports、financial discussions downturn 是中性偏正式的词，多用于经济、商业或新闻语境，表示经济活动的下降或衰退。与口语化的 drop、decline 相比，它在正式讨论和媒体报道中更常见，日常对话中较少直接使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Group genuine sound matches: 'downtown' and 'downpour' share the initial /daʊn/ with 'down'; 'turn', 'upturn', and 'learn' share the final /tɝn/ (or /ɝn/). Warning: none of these whole words rhymes with 'downturn' because the primary stress is on the first syllable. 'frown' rhymes with 'down' (/daʊn/) but not with the whole target. Watch out for 'downtown' (/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/), which ends in /taʊn/ and is stressed on the second syllable, so it is a lookalike that sounds different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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