step-down
英
['stepˌdaʊn]
美
['stepˌdaʊn]
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adj.
减缓的；下降的
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n.
(数量或尺寸)减少
Noun:
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the act of decreasing or reducing something
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用作形容词 (adj.)
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The economies of Europe and Japan rebounded strongly in the third quarter, but look likely to slow down.
欧洲和日本经济在第三季度强烈反弹，但是有减缓的趋势。
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Levelling up never happens but always levelling down in my experience.
对于我来说，水平提高是从未有过的事情，倒是水平下降的情况时有发生。
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These new figures give the lie to the belief that unemployment is going down.
这些新的数据表明失业率在下降的看法是不真实的。
用作名词 (n.)
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Their demands had narrowed down to only two points.
他们的要求已减少到只有两点。
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We shall have to prune down our expenditure a bit.
我们有必要把开支减少一些。
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