名詞 downturn:

1. a worsening of business or economic activity
   同義詞：downswing

1. Some firms, like Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. which had hoped to ride out the downturn by paring unprofitable businesses, are now abandoning lines they once viewed as essential, like investment banking.
   有些公司，例如普天壽—貝池證券公司曾希望以逐漸削減沒有利潤的生意的方式度過不景氣，現(xiàn)在放棄商業(yè)融資等原來以為必要的營業(yè)。
2. Nursed the fledgling business through an economic downturn.
   經(jīng)濟衰退中精心料理剛起步的生意

down.turn

n.（名詞）
A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.
衰退：下降趨勢，尤指商業(yè)或經(jīng)濟活動的下降趨勢