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

• The global economic crisis is forcing a long overdue shake-out among Chinese chip design companies as venture capital funds have dried up and major players are ready to merge.
  随着风险资本枯竭，且主要企业已准备合并，全球经济危机正迫使中国芯片设计公司进行拖延已久的整合。
• This could lead to a shake-out within the sector.
  这可能会引起业内的重新洗牌。
• No one can predict what combination of subscription revenues and advertising publishers will be able to attract, and how many of them will survive the digital shake-out.
  没有人能够预言，通过搜索引擎，出版商能获得怎样的订阅收入和广告收入的组合，以及他们中有多少能够在这场数字革命中幸存下来。
• Numerical Simulation of Thermal Stress in Diesel Engine Cylinder Block Castings during Solidification Process Under Different Shake-out Conditions
  缸体铸件在不同落砂条件下热应力场的模拟
• 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。
• Thus, the$ 64bn question now is whether these wobbles can be quickly soothed by deft central bank action or whether the crisis of confidence could now turn into a much bigger financial shake-out.
  因此，最关键的问题现在是：央行机敏的行动能否迅速平息那些震荡抑或，这场信任危机现在是否会变成一次更为严重的金融动荡？
• 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。
• 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。
• The world's photovoltaic industry is heading for a shake-out with big Chinese and US manufacturers of solar modules competing for dominance in Europe as smaller companies suffer from a collapse of prices and lower subsidies.
  全球光伏产业正在走向调整。在中国和美国的大型太阳能电池组件制造商争夺欧洲市场主导地位的同时，规模较小的制造商则遭受到价格暴跌和补贴减少的打击。
• 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。