shake-out

英 [ˈʃeɪk aʊt]

美 [ˈʃeɪk aʊt]

n.  经济衰退; 经济萧条

复数：shake-outs　

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 经济衰退；经济萧条
  a situation in which people lose their jobs and less successful companies are forced to close because of competition and difficult economic conditions
• 经济衰退；经济萧条
  a situation in which people lose their jobs and less successful companies are forced to close because of competition and difficult economic conditions

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 shakeout


• N-COUNT (引起大量企业倒闭或大批工人失业的体制或组织的)重大变革，重组
  Ashake-outis a major set of changes in a system or an organization which results in a large number of companies closing or a large number of people losing their jobs.
  1. This should be the year of a big shake-out in Italian banking...
     本年度意大利银行业将进行大规模重组。
  2. The party needs a shake-out, if it is to be the driving-force of the new politics.
     如果想要成为新政治的主力，该政党就需要进行重大变革。

双语例句

• Spotting the likely winners and losers is difficult but the next two to three years are expected to see a shake-out in this market as competing technologies and business models battle for supremacy.
  眼下还很难看出可能的赢家与输家，但由于不同技术和商业模式正为争夺主导地位而展开角逐，预计移动支付市场未来两三年将经历一轮洗牌。
• That a big shake-out is coming is in little doubt.
  只有极少数人怀疑强震的必发性。
• For years, experts have predicted a shake-out with the fervour and inaccuracy of cult members heralding the next messiah.
  多年来，专家们一直在预测会出现一场大洗牌，其预测的狂热和不准确，堪比异教信徒推介下一个救世主。
• A shake-out of weak developers and property assets, and some recapitalisation of banks are all manageable.
  实力较弱开发商的出局和房价的下跌，以及一些银行的资本重组都在可控范围之内。
• Lots of hedge-fund managers and internet entrepreneurs are flocking to emulate the success of a talented few and there are signs of over-crowding in both industries. A shake-out seems likely during 2007.
  许多对冲基金经理和互联网企业家纷纷效仿少数天才的成功。有迹象表明，这两个行业都过于拥挤，一批企业可能会在2007年被淘汰。
• As with all open source projects, there will likely be a shake-out over the next couple of years.
  对于所有开放源代码项目，在接下来的两年里可能将推出新的工具包。
• This should be the year of a big shake-out in Italian banking
  本年度意大利银行业将进行大规模重组。
• But the doves argue that the unexpected drop in unemployment was just a reversal of the abnormally large shake-out of labour by employers in 2009.
  而鸽派则认为，失业率的意外下滑只不过是对用工者2009年疯狂裁员的一次逆转。
• Given such a backdrop, it might be reasonable to expect the long-awaited shake-out of the Chinese industry with many companies forced to close down.
  鉴于这种背景，或许我们有理由预计中国钢铁业将进行市场期待已久的调整，许多钢铁企业将被迫关闭。
• The US venture capital industry, which has become an important source of capital for technology start-ups around the world, is facing a severe shake-out that will lead to a contraction in future investments, according to some of Silicon Valley's leading financiers.
  一些硅谷的主要金融家表示，美国风险投资业正面临剧烈洗牌，将导致未来投资的收缩。美国风险投资业已成为全球高科技创业启动资本的重要来源。