recession
【发音】
美 /rɪ'sɛʃən/ 英 /ri'seʃən/
【翻译】
-
n.衰退
英释:a difficult time when there is less trade, business activity etc in a country than usual
【记忆】
re(反) ＋ cess(行走) ＋ ion → 向后走 → 衰退
【短语】
-
economic recession : 经济衰退
【例句】
-
the economic recession of the early 1980s
20世纪80年代初的经济衰退
-
There is deep recession in the UK.
英国处于严重的经济衰退之中。
【真题例句】
-
(2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...During the recession companies set prices low...
-
(2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...fast-food chains have weathered the recession better than their more expensive competitors...
-
(2014.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The share of older people applying for Social Security early rose quickly during the recession as people sought whatever income they could find...
-
(2014.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Many of the older workers laid off during the recession had to accept lower pay in their new jobs...
-
(2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...predicts that the recession will shrink America's economy by 3...
-
(2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Surviving the Recession America's recession began quietly at the end of 2007...
-
(2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...What's less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession – financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable...
-
(2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday A YouGov poll of 2...
-
(2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The joy of a recession means no argument next year - we just won't go...
【单词相关测试】
-
We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ____.
正确答案：D
解释：句意： 我们应该集中全力大幅降低利率， 以阻止经济衰退。rejection： 拒绝； restriction： 限制， 约束； retreat： 撤退， 退却。
A. rejectionB. restrictionC. retreatD. recession
【同、近义词】
-
n.衰退；不景气；后退；凹处
depression/downturn/decline/cavity/
【同根词】
-
adj
recessive : 隐性的；逆行的；后退的
recessionary : （经济）衰退的；衰退期的
recessional : 后退的；（英）议会休会的
-
n
recess : 休息；休会；凹处
recessive : 隐性性状
recessional : （礼拜仪式后牧师及唱诗班退场时所唱的）退场赞美诗
-
vi
recess : 休息；休假
-
vt
recess : 使凹进；把…放在隐蔽处