upturn

英 [ˈʌptɜːn]

美 [ˈʌptɜːrn]

n.  回升; 好转; 改善; 提高

复数：upturns　过去分词：upturned　现在分词：upturning　过去式：upturned　

BEC

Collins.1 / BNC.14883 / COCA.23530

牛津词典

noun

• 回升；好转；改善；提高
  a situation in which sth improves or increases over a period of time
  1. an upturn in the economy
     经济的好转
  2. The restaurant trade is on the upturn.
     餐厅业正在复苏。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 好转；上升；改善
  If there is anupturnin the economy or in a company or industry, it improves or becomes more successful.
  1. They do not expect an upturn in the economy until the end of the year...
     他们预测要到年底经济才能有所好转。
  2. There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.
     该行业的绝大部分领域都出现了一定程度的好转。

英英释义

noun

• an upward movement or trend as in business activity

双语例句

• The commercial upturn is reflected in its creative record.
  该公司的创意记录反映了其业绩的好转。
• Analysts have pointed to two main factors for the upturn.
  分析师指出这种好转趋势有两个主要原因。
• It is also, at least partly, behind the unexpected upturn in price growth since March 2009.
  这也是2009年3月以来房价意外回升的原因（至少是部分原因）。
• International financial institutions expect China to reap quicker trade benefits from a global upturn later this year that will be led by emerging economies.
  国际金融机构预计，今年晚些时候全球经济在新兴经济体引领下好转之时，中国将会更快地从中获得贸易利益。
• But the risk is that such deferrals will only worsen without a marked economic upturn.
  但风险在于，如果经济没有显著好转，这种滞后现象只会更加严重。
• At the World Economic Forum meeting that ended in Jordan on Monday, however, the World Bank warned the region's business and political leaders that the upturn was cyclical.
  不过，周一在约旦闭幕的“世界经济论坛”上，世界银行向中东地区的商业和政治领导人发出警示：当前的经济好转是周期性的。
• The Treasury has long been predicting an upturn in consumer spending.
  财政部早就预测消费者支出会出现上扬。
• Company profits have declined over the last three years but there are signs of an upturn on the horizon.
  公司的利润在过去的3年中持续下降，不过，好转的兆头已露端倪。
• The UN Conference on Trade and development predicted a modest upturn in FDI this year.
  联合国贸易和发展会议（unconferenceontradeanddevelopment）预计，今年外国直接投资会有温和回升。
• Its backing for Mr Assad promises to upturn regional perceptions of the two big powers.
  它对阿萨德的支持，可能会颠覆中东地区对两个大国的看法。