英 [rɪˈseʃ(ə)n] 美 [rɪˈseʃ(ə)n]
n. （经济的）衰退（期）；<正式>退后，撤回；（天文）退行；凹处
复数recessions
recession // CET4 TEM4
有变体名词 A recession is a period when the economy of a country is doing badly, for example because industry is producing less and more people are becoming unemployed. 经济衰退; 萧条
The oil price increases sent Europe into deep recession.
石油价格的上涨使欧洲陷入严重的经济衰退。
名词 the act of restoring possession to a former owner 物归原主
the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
同义词： recessional
the act of ceding back
同义词： ceding back
the act of becoming more distant
同义词： receding
衰退-引用次数：19
Gefei has repeatedly written the recession of "father" and the strong of "mother".
格非多次写到“父亲”的衰退和“母亲”的强盛。
参考来源乌托邦的修辞幻象
衰退-引用次数：11
In the recession period, the Chinese animation industry adapt to the culture of "anti-business cycle theory", stood out standing in the soil on the economic downturn, ushered in the development of Chinese animation spring gratifying.
在经济萧条的周期下,中国动漫顺应了文化产业的“反经济周期理论”,一枝独秀屹立于经济衰退的土壤之上,迎来了中国动漫发展可喜可贺的春天。
参考来源中国动漫产业发展初探
退水-引用次数：11
For the hydropower reservoir， operation for recession flood in flood season is quite important for whole year’s power generation.
有防洪任务的水电站水库，洪水退水段的调度对发电非常重要，退水段调度好坏直接影响水库全年兴利效益。
经济衰退
不景气
...具震撼性的消息莫过于NBER(美国经济研究局)正式宣布美国经济于2007年12月见顶，其潜台词即美国经济开始收缩，进入衰退(recession)，即进入R时代。
... 经济部门：economic sector 经济不景气：recession 经纪业;付给经纪人的佣金：brokerage ...
... process加工，工序 recession萧条，后退 c-ch-走 ...
衰退；不景气；后退；凹处
depression / downturn / decline / cavity
The country was mired in recession.
这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
The company has weathered the recession.
公司度过了萧条期。
The economy is in recession.
经济处于衰退之中。
Most of the forty-five business economists questioned said they expect the recession to end in the second half of the year.
VOA : special.2009.05.29
It's contracting so the Fed is trying to prevent a serious recession by cutting interest rates; they've been cutting them rapidly.
它在减小,所以美联储正在试图阻止一个因为利率缩减,而产生的严重的经济衰退；,但是他们最近一直在降低利率。
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For example, we had a recession that started here -I believe that was '48--and then it ended in '49.
比如我们来看这一次衰退,大概从48年开始,于49年结束
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These come at a time of recession when banks are reporting billions in losses in their credit card divisions.
VOA : special.2009.05.22
It has been one year since President Obama signed the economic recovery bill aimed at pulling the country out of recession.
VOA : special.2010.02.19
Additional factors are low unemployment, great social standards and a growing economy in the global recession.
The folk at Capital Economics have started to use another word for it: Recession.
The eurozone recession deepened in the final three months of 2012, official figures show.