downturn多益
多益新增字・持續校對中，發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
衰退；低迷（景氣業績）
新聞常見經濟字，學測愛考
The company's profits fell during the economic downturn last year.
去年經濟衰退期間，該公司的獲利下滑。
一個畫面：曲線急轉向下
上升軌跡原本沿著高點往上走
急轉向下路線忽然轉彎往下滑
表現下滑景氣或業績比先前差
義項
景氣下滑C1noun衰退；低迷（景氣業績）
The company had a bad downturn and had to close two stores.
這家公司業績衰退，只好關掉兩家分店。
economic downturna sharp downturna downturn in sales
片語
economic downturn景氣轉冷 →整體經濟衰退
a sharp downturn曲線陡降 →來得又急又猛的衰退
a downturn in sales業績下探 →銷售業績下滑
你會不會這樣說？
The company faced a business ___ during the recession. (downturn / turndown)
看答案
downturn
downturn 指景氣下滑，turndown 是拒絕，兩字順序顛倒但意思不同。
'The company had a bad downturn and had to close two stores.' 這句最能對應下列何者？(A) 生意上升 (B) 業績下滑 (C) 保持安靜
看答案
(B)
downturn 指業績或景氣走下坡，對應句子中要關店的原因。
順路看看
recession — 比 downturn 更嚴重的正式衰退slump — 業績忽然重摔的口語說法多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
銷售檢討會議
The sales manager discussed the recent downturn in orders at Monday's meeting.
業務經理在週一的會議中討論了近期訂單下滑的情況。
展店規劃
The company postponed its expansion during the economic downturn.
公司在景氣低迷期間延後了擴張計畫。
詞族
downturn 名詞（單數） 景氣或業績下滑・downturns 名詞（複數） 多次景氣或業績下滑
四選一
The report describes two significant ____ in regional sales over the past decade.
看答案
downturns
two significant 後需要複數名詞，因此選 downturns。downturn 是單數；downturn's 與 downturns' 分別為單數及複數所有格，此處沒有它們修飾的名詞，也沒有可省略的所屬事物。
同義改寫
The sales manager discussed the recent downturn in orders at Monday's meeting. → The sales manager discussed the recent decline in orders at Monday's meeting.
此處 downturn 與 decline 都表示訂單減少，未增加下滑幅度或持續時間的資訊。
The company postponed its expansion during the economic downturn. → The company postponed its expansion during the decline in economic activity.
economic downturn 在此指經濟活動減少；改寫保留相同的經濟背景及延後擴張的行動。