喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˈdaʊntɜːrn/ · /ˈdaʊntɜːn/低迷；不景氣

    A period when business activity goes down and conditions get worse, after a time when things were growing.

    示範例句 · Example

    Experts say an economic downturn may come next year.

    逐字專家說一個經濟低迷可能在明年到來。

    「downturn」核心意思是「生意或經濟變差的一段時間」——買賣變少、情況比之前差。核心畫面可以想成「本來往上走，忽然轉往下走」：economic downturn、a downturn in the market 都從這條線長出來。常見骨架：an economic downturn、a downturn in…、a severe downturn。跟 recession：多半指一國成長停住；downturn 也可指某個產業變差。跟 slowdown：slowdown 常是變慢、可能剛開始；downturn 更強調已經變差。

    常見搭配

    • economic downturn

      經濟低迷／不景氣

      a period when a country's business activity gets worse

      News shows talked about America's current economic downturn.

    • a downturn in something

      某領域的低迷／下滑

      a worse period in a market, industry, or activity

      There was a downturn in the auto industry last winter.

    • a severe / serious downturn

      嚴重的低迷

      a downturn that is strong and hard for businesses

      The class project explained how a severe downturn can cut sales.

    • a recent downturn

      最近的低迷

      a downturn that happened not long ago

      After a recent downturn, the school fair sold fewer snacks.

    • face / experience a downturn

      面臨／經歷低迷

      to go through a period when business gets worse

      Small shops sometimes face a downturn after a long holiday.

    • during the downturn

      在低迷期間

      in the period when business conditions are worse

      During the downturn, Leo's family shop saved money carefully.

core核心畫面

Picture a line on a business chart that has been climbing, and then bends and heads down. A downturn is that bend and the stretch of bad time that follows it. The word carries the earlier good period inside it — you can only turn down from somewhere higher.

可以想成：財經圖表上一條原本往上爬的線，忽然轉折向下。downturn 指的就是那個轉折，以及接下來那一段不好過的日子。這個字裡面藏著前面那段好光景——要先有高處，才轉得下來。所以它不是單純的「差」，而是「本來不錯，現在往下走」。

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複數 downturns

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

downturnnoun/ˈdaʊntɜːn/

  • 1

    A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.

    • Near-synonym: decline
    • The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.

downturnverb/ˈdaʊntɜːn/

  • 1

    To turn downwards.

  • 2

    To decline.

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