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soft landing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Space
ˌsoft ˈlanding noun [countable]  1. TTSa situation in which a spacecraft comes down onto the ground gently and without any damage 〔航天器的〕软着陆 OPP crash landing2 if the economy of a country has a soft landing, it does not experience bad effects after an attempt to control increases in the cost of living 〔一国经济的〕软着陆 Hopes for a soft landing have faded. 经济软着陆已经没有希望。
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soft landing
ˌsoft ˈlanding noun [countable]
1. a situation in which a spacecraft comes down onto the ground gently and without any damage
   OPP  crash landing
2. if the economy of a country has a soft landing, it does not experience bad effects after an attempt to control increases in the cost of living:
    Hopes for a soft landing have faded.