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

• 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。
• A market shake-out is in prospect.
  未来将会出现一番市场洗牌。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。