Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2273
Fully loadedrecession
经济衰退;萧条
核心释义
A period when a country's economy is doing badly, with reduced trade and business activity.
- 1.
后退或撤回的行为或实例
The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- 2.
低温期导致物种减少;冰河时期
A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
- 3.
经济活动减少的时期
A period of reduced economic activity.
- 4.
礼拜结束时神职人员或唱诗班列队退场
The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
- 5.
归还某物的行为
The act of ceding something back.
- 6.
眼外肌从眼球上分离并向后重新附着的手术
A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.
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
用法In use
During a recession, many companies reduce their workforce.
用法提示:recession 作为名词,表示经济衰退期。
The country is still recovering from the recent recession.
用法提示:recession 作为名词,指经济衰退事件。
Economists predict a recession next year if spending doesn't increase.
用法提示:recession 作为名词,指经济衰退现象。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- in recession
- 处于经济衰退中The country has been in recession for two years.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象经济像潮水一样“退”(recede)了,就是recession(经济衰退)。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见于经济报告和新闻中,语域为中性偏正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
用作可数或不可数名词,常用单数形式
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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