ADJECTIVE | VERB + RECESSION | RECESSION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bad, deep, major, serious, severe, sharp, steep大蕭條;嚴重衰退;急劇衰退◇It was the worst recession since the war.這是戰爭以來最蕭條的時期。➤mild, shallow輕微衰退➤double-dip (= a second decrease after a period of improvement) (especially NAmE) 雙谷經濟衰退◇The US managed to avoid a double-dip recession.美國設法避免了一次雙谷經濟衰退。➤long, prolonged長期的蕭條▸➤short, short-lived短暫的衰退➤impending, looming即將來臨的蕭條➤deepening越來越嚴重的蕭條➤global, international, national, world, worldwide全球性的衰退;國際性的蕭條;全國性的蕭條;全世界範圍的不景氣▸➤economic, industrial經濟/工業蕭條VERB + RECESSION➤cause, induce, trigger造成不景氣;引起蕭條▸➤enter, go into, move into進入衰退期➤fall into, plunge (sth) into, push sth into, sink into, slide into, slip into, throw sth into, tip (sth) into開始衰退;使(⋯)陷入衰退期 ◇A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.利率的提高導致英國經濟更加蕭條。➤experience, suffer, suffer from經歷衰退;遭遇衰退◇Germany was suffering a steep recession.當時德國正陷於急劇的經濟衰退之中。➤deepen, prolong加劇/延長衰退◇These reforms will only deepen the recession.這些改革將只會加劇經濟蕭條。➤combat, fight和蕭條抗爭➤avoid, beat, prevent避免/對抗/防止衰退▸➤climb out of, come out of, emerge from, get (sth) out of, lead sth out of, move out of, pull (sth) out of走出衰退期;從不景氣中掙脫出來;使(⋯)擺脫蕭條◇active policies to pull the country out of recession使國家走出衰退期的積極政策➤end結束衰退▸➤escape, escape from擺脫衰退狀況▸➤ride out, survive, weather走出/安全度過/經受衰退期◇As dozens of companies go out of business, others are riding out the recession.在大量公司紛紛倒閉之際,其他一些公司卻安全挺過蕭條期。➤worsen使衰退加劇RECESSION + VERB➤begin, start蕭條開始➤end蕭條結束▸➤loom蕭條降臨◇With a recession looming, consumers are spending less.經濟日漸蕭條,人們的消費也越來越少了。➤hit sth蕭條衝擊⋯◇The country has been hit by recession.該國受到經濟蕭條的衝擊。➤bottom out衰退降至最低點PREPOSITION➤in (a/the) recession處於衰退期◇The economy is in deep recession.經濟極其蕭條。PHRASES➤the depth of the recession蕭條程度➤the effects of the recession, the impact of the recession蕭條的影響▸➤in the depths of a recession, in times of recession處於極度蕭條期;在蕭條期間▸➤recovery from (the) recession, a way out of the recession經濟復蘇;擺脫蕭條之法➡ topic at business