deflation
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·fla·tion /diːˈfleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] technical a reduction in the amount of money in a country’s economy, so that prices fall or stop rising 通货紧缩 → inflation —deflationary adjective the government’s deflationary policies 政府的通货紧缩政策Examples from the Corpus
deflation• Phases of weathering, drying and deflation would lead to a steady deepening of the hollow.• The nominal stock of money, M 1, is assumed to remain unchanged in the face of balanced deflation.• Obviously a process of balanced deflation would entail no alteration of the real wage rate.• Governments responded to the profits squeeze and loss of competitiveness by deflation and incomes policies.• The authorities have been struggling to deal with the problems of debt deflation for just over 11 years now.• In fact, because of deflation, the wages of those working actually went up, in effect.From Longman Business Dictionarydeflationde‧fla‧tion /ˌdiːˈfleɪʃən, dɪ-/ noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS when a government reduces demand for goods and services by raising interest rates and taxes, limiting wage increases, or reducing government spending, or a combination of theseGovernments responded to the loss of competitiveness by deflation and incomes policies. —deflationary adjectiveThe government was unwilling to introduce adequate deflationary policies. → asset deflation → currency deflation → compare disinflation, inflationde·fla·tion nounChineseSyllable
in the in reduction a Corpus a amount Business of money
deflation
de‧fla‧tion /diːˈfleɪʃən/
noun [uncountable] technical
—deflationary adjective:
the government’s deflationary policies
de‧fla‧tion /diːˈfleɪʃən/
noun [uncountable] technical Word Family: adjective: inflatable, inflated, inflationary, deflationary, reflationary; noun: inflation, inflatable, deflation, reflation; verb: inflate, deflate, reflate
a reduction in the amount of money in a country’s economy, so that prices fall or stop rising ⇨ inflation—deflationary adjective:
Managing the economy 管理经济
handle/run/manage the economy管理经济 boost investment/spending/employment/growth促进投资／支出／就业／增长速度 stimulate demand/the economy/industry刺激需求／经济／工业 cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing削减投资／支出／借贷 reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation减少／遏制通货膨胀 create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble创造／刺激增长／需求／繁荣／泡沫 encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition鼓励／促进／刺激／抑制创新／竞争 encourage/work with/compete with the private sector鼓励私营部门；与私营部门合作／竞争 increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports增加／促进美国／农业出口 ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports禁止／限制／阻止廉价／国外进口产品 the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming 经济增长／扩张／收缩／萎缩／放缓／复苏／改善／繁荣 enjoy an economic/housing/property boom享受经济／住房／房地产的繁荣期
Economic problems 经济问题
push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation抬高价格／成本；加剧通货膨胀 damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy破坏工业／经济 cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession引起／导致／进入／避开经济衰退 experience/suffer a recession/downturn经历／遭受经济衰退 fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment抵抗通货膨胀／通货紧缩／失业 cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment导致／造成通货膨胀／贫穷／失业 create/burst a housing/stock market bubble造成／引爆住房／股票市场泡沫 cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system引起股市崩盘／银行系统崩溃 face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis面临／陷入财政／经济危机 be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust陷入／经历周期性繁荣与萧条
Public finance 公共财政
cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/( defense/education/aid budgetespecially
削减／大幅削减／增加／加倍国防／教育／援助预算 increase/boost/slash/cut public spending增加／大幅削减／削减公共支出 increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes提高／降低税收 raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates提高／降低利率 ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy放宽／收紧货币政策 balance the (state/federal) budget平衡（州／联邦）预算 achieve/maintain a balanced budget达到／保持预算平衡 run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字／盈余