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

• This could lead to a shake-out within the sector.
  这可能会引起业内的重新洗牌。
• 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。
• 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。
• The report said there had been a shake-out among wealth management companies, with international banks losing market share as Asian investors lost faith in their brands during the financial crisis.
  报告称，财富管理公司经历了一场洗牌，跨国银行不断丢失市场份额，原因是在金融危机期间，亚洲投资者丧失了对其品牌的信任。
• A massive shake-out of the bloated hedge fund industry is likely in the next two years.
  膨胀的对冲基金业在未来两年可能会进行大规模淘汰。
• 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。
• Banks including UBS are moving more foreign exchange business on to their electronic trading platforms as regulatory probes into alleged forex market manipulation prompt a shake-out on traditional trading floors.
  监管机构对涉嫌操纵外汇市场行为的调查，正导致传统交易模式发生重大变革，促使包括瑞银（UBS）在内的多家银行将更多外汇业务转移至电子交易平台。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。