downturn

['dauntə:n]

n.低迷时期

例句与用法：

Some firms, like Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. which had hoped to ride out the downturn by paring unprofitable businesses, are now abandoning lines they once viewed as essential, like investment banking.

有些公司，例如普天寿—贝池证券公司曾希望以逐渐削减没有利润的生意的方式度过不景气，现在放弃商业融资等原来以为必要的营业。

Nursed the fledgling business through an economic downturn.

经济衰退中精心料理刚起步的生意

详细释义：

n.

1. 向下弯曲; 降低

2. (经济)衰退, 下降