N-COUNT (經濟等的)衰退,下降趨勢 If there is a downturn in the economy or in a company or industry, it becomes worse or less successful than it had been. (經濟等的)衰退,下降趨勢 [Also + in]
They predicted a severe economic downturn.
他們預言會有嚴重的經濟衰退。
...unchanged profits for 1990 due to a sharp downturn in the industry.