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单词 turndown
释义
turndown
noun[C]
(alsoturn-down)
uk
/ˈtɜːn.daʊn/us
/ˈtɜ˞ːn.daʊn/
areductionin theamountorsuccessof something, such as a country'seconomicactivity:
Theyarguedthat, because there is aneconomicturndown, it is just therighttimetomoveto a low-carboneconomy.
In the last fewweekstheclubhasseena turn-down innumbers.
Synonym
downturn
anoccasionwhen someone or something is notaccepted:
Thereasonthey gave me for the turndown was that I did not have enoughexperience.
Turn-downs for theinsurancemayincludeanythingrelatedto apreviousmedicalcondition.
Related word
turnsomething/someonedown
More examples
  • He said thecompanywould beabletoweatheraneconomicturndownthankstoboomingbusinessinemergingmarkets.
  • Theinsurancecompanycitesa less than 1% turndownrateforchronicallyillpatients.
  • Ireceivedamysteriousvoicemailfrom them, not saying what was up. Isuspectedit was a turndown. Then theyreachedme atworktotellme I got thejob.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • couponing
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  • depreciate
  • depress
  • drop off
  • freeze
  • knock off (something)
  • marksomethingdown
  • overdiscount
  • post-devaluation
  • projected value
  • spiral
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Economics
Refusing & rejecting
(Definition ofturndownfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

turndown| Business English

turndown
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɜːndaʊn/us
ECONOMICS
areductioninbusinessactivityin aparticularareaor in theeconomyingeneral:
Awaveoftelecomsmergersand acquisitions wastriggeredacrossEuropeafter thedotcomturndown.
HR,BANKING
asituationin which you arerefusedsomething that youapplyfor, such as ajoborbankloan

See also

turn sb/sth down
(Definition ofturndownfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofturndown

turndown
That is a dramaticturndownin the fortunes of the industry.
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It is true to say that two years after the lastturndownin profits, unemployment began.
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The later 1960s saw both aturndownof annual births and a rapid increase in the number of teachers qualifying each year.
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They have all been hit hard by the bad summer and theturndownin stock prices.
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Beyond peradventure, there has been a worldturndown.
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There has been little evidence of aturndownin it, and savings have taken the brunt.
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They have certainly experienced a considerableturndownin profitability.
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The confectionery industry is well represented in the city, and it has seen a majorturndownfor the first time in any recession since the war.
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There are many factors involved, but the major one affecting industrial building has been theturndownin the economy and the stagnation in investment in recent years.
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This is not aturndown.
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Theoretically coal burning plant can have quite a highturndownratio, and in the days of hand firing coal boilers this was common.
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Some hotels have more elaborateturndownservices, such as bed-time stories for children and cocktails served to young couples.
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The economicturndowndid not, however, prevent the company from starting a five-year philanthropic program in 1961.
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An orifice plate meter has a practicalturndownratio of 3:1.
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Socks were black with gold trim, either as stripes or as a solid bar at theturndown.
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