四十一度灰
recession 英 [rɪˈseʃn] 经济衰退，不景气
英文释义：
A difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed.
中文释义：
对一个国家的经济来说，这是一个困难时期，贸易和工业制造都比平常少，失业人口增多。
双语例句
The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy
经济衰退和医疗账单逼得他们破产了。
梧桐无羽
1.衰退：recession
Economists fear a similar wave of protectionism today could plunge the world back into recession。
经济学家担心类似的保护主义会使得世界经济再次衰退。
2.不景气：downturn
Heavy labor taxes are one reason why Europe entered the downturn with far higher unemployment than America。
高额的劳动力税是欧洲以比美国更高的失业率步入衰退的原因之一。
3.暴跌：meltdown
If 2008 was the year of the banking meltdown, then 2009 was the year of the stimulus packages。
如果2008年是银行彻底垮台的一年，那么2009年就是一篮子刺激政策的一年。
4.下挫：slump
This would return the economy into a slump。
这将使美国经济再次陷入衰退。
5.下滑：decline
Many Greeks believe they are caught up in a cycle of decline。
很多希腊人相信他们正处于一轮下降周期之中。
