re·ces·sion

noun

/rɪˈseʃn/

[countable, uncountable] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed经济衰退；经济萎缩
- How do you assess the impact of the current recession on manufacturing?你如何评价时下经济萎缩对制造业的影响？
- in recession The economy is in deep recession.经济正处于严重的衰退之中。
- policies to pull the country out of recession引导国家走出经济萎缩的政策
- These industries have been hard hit by recession.这些行业受到经济衰退的严重打击。
see also double-dip recession
Collocations The economy
The economyManaging the economy
- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
Economic problems
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
Public finance
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Extra Examples
- As dozens of companies go out of business, others are riding out the recession.在大量公司纷纷倒闭之际，其他一些公司却安全挺过萧条期。
- Germany was suffering a steep recession.当时德国正陷于急剧的经济衰退之中。
- It was the worst recession since the war.这是战争以来最萧条的时期。
- The country has been hit by recession.该国受到经济萧条的冲击。
- These reforms will only deepen the recession.这些改革将只会加剧经济萧条。
- With a recession looming, consumers are spending less.经济日渐萧条，人们的消费也越来越少了。
Topics Moneyb2
[uncountable] (formal) the movement backwards of something from a previous position退后；撤回
- the gradual recession of the floodwater洪水的渐渐消退

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin recessio(n-), from recess- ‘gone back’, from the verb recedere ‘go back’, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.

单词	recession
释义	re·ces·sion noun /rɪˈseʃn/ /rɪˈseʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed经济衰退；经济萎缩 How do you assess the impact of the current recession on manufacturing?你如何评价时下经济萎缩对制造业的影响？ in recession The economy is in deep recession.经济正处于严重的衰退之中。 policies to pull the country out of recession引导国家走出经济萎缩的政策 These industries have been hard hit by recession.这些行业受到经济衰退的严重打击。 see also double-dip recession Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy handle/run/manage the economy boost investment/spending/employment/growth stimulate demand/the economy/industry cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition encourage/work with/compete with the private sector increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming enjoy an economic/housing/property boom Economic problems push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession experience/suffer a recession/downturn fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment create/burst a housing/stock market bubble cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust Public finance cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget increase/boost/slash/cut public spending increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy balance the (state/federal) budget achieve/maintain a balanced budget run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus impose taxes/austerity measures Extra Examples As dozens of companies go out of business, others are riding out the recession.在大量公司纷纷倒闭之际，其他一些公司却安全挺过萧条期。 Germany was suffering a steep recession.当时德国正陷于急剧的经济衰退之中。 It was the worst recession since the war.这是战争以来最萧条的时期。 The country has been hit by recession.该国受到经济萧条的冲击。 These reforms will only deepen the recession.这些改革将只会加剧经济萧条。 With a recession looming, consumers are spending less.经济日渐萧条，人们的消费也越来越少了。 Topics Moneyb2 [uncountable] (formal) the movement backwards of something from a previous position退后；撤回 the gradual recession of the floodwater洪水的渐渐消退 Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin recessio(n-), from recess- ‘gone back’, from the verb recedere ‘go back’, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.
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