Broader, Deeper Job Cuts Risk Steepening Slump

景氣低迷的相關負面字眼
recession
cut
shrink : to become or to make something smaller in amount, size, or value [≠ grow]
eliminate : to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted

get rid of somebody/something :  to throw away or destroy something you do not want any more

downturn 
deteriorate : to become worse
exacerbate : to make a bad situation worse
misery : 痛苦；不幸；悲哀
lay-off : an occasion when an employer ends a worker's employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work
unemployment
ominous : making you feel that something bad is going to happen (凶兆的；不祥的)
trim 

Deteriorate & Exacerbate

deteriorate 的惡化是一種從裡到外, 腐敗的惡化
exacerbate 的惡化是一種外部力量加速惡化 

 

Relations between the two countries have deteriorated sharply in recent week.
這兩國的關係近幾周來日趨惡化。

The manager's interference exacerbated the difficulties in their management.
經理的干預使得管理問題雪上加霜。
Get ahead of the Curve

credit crunch : 信貸危機
volatile financial markets : 動盪的金融市場

Employers want to "get ahead of the curve" of a weakening economy.
企業主們希望景氣在逐漸走軟的情況下預先處理裁員問題 

"Get ahead of" : 原指「超越」
ahead of the curve : 一般解釋是「脫穎而出」, 在此解作「超前處理」或「預先處理」
acting pre-emptively : 先發制人

preemptive : a pre-emptive action is done to prevent something from happening, especially something that will harm you. (先發制人或未雨綢繆的意思)

 

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