Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2273
Fully loadedrecession
经济衰退；萧条
A period when a country's economy is doing badly, with reduced trade and business activity.
- 1.
The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
后退或撤回的行为或实例
- 2.
A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
低温期导致物种减少；冰河时期
- 3.
A period of reduced economic activity.
经济活动减少的时期
- 4.
The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
礼拜结束时神职人员或唱诗班列队退场
- 5.
The act of ceding something back.
归还某物的行为
- 6.
A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.
眼外肌从眼球上分离并向后重新附着的手术
后退；撤回；消退；（礼拜结束时的）退场式；眼肌后徙术；归还；交还；冰期；冰川期
In use
During a recession, many companies reduce their workforce.
The country is still recovering from the recent recession.
Economists predict a recession next year if spending doesn't increase.
go into a recession
‘go into’表示进入某种状态。
The economy went into a recession last year.
去年经济陷入了衰退。
be in a recession
‘in’表示处于某种状态。
Many countries are currently in a recession.
许多国家目前正处于经济衰退中。
cause a recession
‘cause’是及物动词，直接跟宾语。
High inflation can cause a recession.
Connections
Collocations
- economic recession
- 经济衰退
- The country is currently in an economic recession.该国目前正处于经济衰退之中。
- deep recession
- 严重衰退
- The economy experienced a deep recession last year.去年经济经历了严重衰退。
- global recession
- 全球衰退
- The global recession affected many countries.全球衰退影响了许多国家。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in recession
- 处于经济衰退中The country has been in recession for two years.该国已处于经济衰退两年了。
- recession-proof
- 不受经济衰退影响的；抗衰退的Healthcare is often considered a recession-proof industry.医疗保健通常被认为是抗衰退的行业。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象经济像潮水一样“退”（recede）了，就是recession（经济衰退）。
Context & Register
常见于经济报告和新闻中，语域为中性偏正式。
Grammar Note
用作可数或不可数名词，常用单数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the common spelling chunk "‑ssion" and rhyme on the stressed "-ɛʃən" sound. No lookalikes with different sounds are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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