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recessionary [noun]
recessionary 常作定语，与 pressure、trend、impact 等名词搭配使用。
The central bank warned of recessionary pressures in the global economy.
央行警告称全球经济面临衰退压力。
衰退的；衰退期的
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衰退的；衰退期的
relating to a recession
The central bank warned of recessionary pressures in the global economy.
央行警告称全球经济面临衰退压力。
经济衰退的,或与之相关的。
Of or relating to a recession.
Many households cut their spending during the recessionary period.
许多家庭在经济衰退期间削减了开支。
The company delayed hiring new staff because of the recessionary climate.
由于经济衰退的氛围，公司推迟了招聘新员工。
Economists worry that the recessionary trend may continue into next year.
经济学家担心衰退趋势可能持续到明年。
recessionary 常作定语，与 pressure、trend、impact 等名词搭配使用。
The central bank warned of recessionary pressures in the global economy.
央行警告称全球经济面临衰退压力。
作表语时意为“具有衰退特征的”，多用于经济分析。
The latest employment data are clearly recessionary.
最新的就业数据明显呈现衰退特征。
Not this
The government is trying to reduce recession pressures.
Use this
The government is trying to reduce recessionary pressures.
recession 是名词，不能直接作定语修饰 pressures；表示“由衰退引起的压力”应当用形容词 recessionary。
Not this
Many people lost their jobs during the recessionary.
Use this
Many people lost their jobs during the recessionary period.
recessionary 是形容词，不能单独作介词 during 的宾语；需要加上名词 period，构成名词短语“衰退期”。
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经济衰退压力
The central bank raised interest rates despite growing recessionary pressures.
尽管经济衰退压力不断增大，中央银行仍提高了利率。
经济衰退期
Many small businesses closed during the recessionary period.
许多小企业在经济衰退期倒闭了。
经济衰退状况
The company prepared for recessionary conditions by cutting costs.
公司通过削减成本来为经济衰退状况做准备。
经济衰退担忧
Recessionary fears have caused stock markets to fall.
经济衰退担忧已导致股市下跌。
经济衰退螺旋
The government intervened to stop the recessionary spiral.
政府进行干预以阻止经济衰退螺旋。
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词中藏着 recession（衰退），加上 -ary 变成“衰退期的”；联想经济曲线一路往后退，就是衰退。
语域：formal 常见场景：economic reports、financial analysis recessionary 是正式用语，多用于经济、金融类的书面报道或分析中，日常口语中较少使用。
All listed words share the spelling/sound ending -tionary or -ssionary (~ /ʃənəri/), but none rhymes with recessionary because the stressed vowel differs. Missionary is the closest in spelling with -ssionary; reactionary looks similar but has a different stressed vowel /æ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.