| 单词 | trough |
| 释义 | trough noun¹ 1container for animal feed/water盛饲料或水的容器adjective➤drinking, feeding, watering (especially name) 饮水槽；饲料槽▸➤feed, water食槽；水槽▸➤cattle, horse, pig牛食槽；马食槽；猪食槽➤metal, stone, wooden, etc.金属槽、石槽、木槽等trough noun² 2low point低点adjective | verb + trough | phrases adjective➤deep, shallow深谷；浅谷verb + trough➤reach进入低谷◆the economy is unlikely to reach its trough until the turn of the year.经济在今年年底前不太可能探底。phrases➤the peaks and troughs高峰低谷◆the peaks and troughs of economic cycles经济周期中的高峰和低谷 trough /trɒf; name trɔːf/ noun [countable] a period of time when the level of sth is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing 低谷；（企业或经济的）萧条阶段，低潮◆the rate fell to a trough of 3% last year. 去年增长率降至 3% 的谷底。◆the pension fund invested in bonds to avoid the peaks and troughs of the stock market. 退休基金投资于债券以避开股票市场的时起时落。 opp peak ➡ picture at business cycle trough /trɒf; name trɔːf/ verb [intransitive] if a price, a rate, a decrease, etc. troughs it reaches its lowest level （价格、利率等）降至最低点◆analysts believe that interest rates have troughed at 4%. 分析员认为利率已降至 4% 的最低点。 opp peak ☞ trough☞ troughtrough /trɒf; name trɔːf/ [countable] (especially business尤用于商业) a period of time when the level of sth is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing低谷；（企业或经济的）低潮，萧条阶段◆there have been peaks and troughs in the long-term trend of unemployment.长期以来失业率一直时起时伏。 opp peak → peak note 辨析 which word?a slowdown is the least serious of these and a depression is the most serious. a slowdown, slump or trough might affect the economy of a country generally, or just one particular business or industry; it usually lasts a period of months and is sometimes regarded as part of the normal business cycle. a recession affects a whole industry or a country's whole economy, and it can last for years. it is not usually regarded as part of the normal business cycle. however, a recession is still considered chiefly in terms of its effects on business and the economy; depression is used especially when you are considering the effect of recession on the lives of ordinary people, especially the difficult situation caused by poverty and unemployment when this affects a very large number of people. the great depression was the worldwide economic depression that followed the american stock market crash in 1929.这些词中，slowdown 的程度最轻，而 depression 最为严重。slowdown、slump 或 trough 可能影响一个国家的整体经济状况，或仅影响某个企业或行业，通常会持续几个月的时间，有时被视为正常商业周期的一部份。recession 影响的是整个行业或一国的整体经济，可持续数年，通常不被视为正常商业周期的一部份。不过，recession 的影响仍被认为主要在商业和经济方面； depression 的影响主要在百姓生活方面，尤指波及面很广，贫困和失业使得很多人生活艰难。the great depression 指 1929 年美国股市暴跌后全球性的经济大萧条。trough/trɒf; us trɔ:f ||; trɔf/noun[c] 1. a long narrow container from which farm animals eat or drink 饲料槽 2. a low area or point, between two higher areas 谷地；洼地 ☞picture at glacial 见glacial插图 trough /trɔf; trɒf/n [c]a long container for animals to drink or eat from ［喂动物的］食槽，饮水槽 |
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