desolate，bleak，[经] depression，slump；名 [经]recession，go to pot ；

[例句] 经济萧条只不过加速了原本就在改变行业状况的变化。 Recession has simply accelerated changes that have been reshaping the industry anyway.

[例句] 建筑业不再像以往那样萧条了。 The construction industry is no longer as depressed as it was.

winter，[经] slack time ；

[例句] 他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。 He can afford to sit out the property slump.

[例句] 尽管还处于萧条期，利润却迅猛增长。 In spite of the recession, profits have galloped ahead.

flat，stagnant，[经] slack，sluggish ；

[例句] 受到经济萧条的影响,制造业急剧衰退. Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.

[例句] 公司认为他们正在摆脱经济萧条的影响，声称订单仍然让人满意。 The company believes it is bucking the recession and says orders continue to be satisfactory.

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