turndown

基本解释

One day, after a turndown by yet another recording company, Les spotted workmen putting up a building sign that read "Capitol Records."
一天，在拒绝了第二家唱片公司之后，Les发现工人们挂上了一个建筑物标志，上面写着“Captial Records。”
Many countries, especially USA, have taken the development of the new energy as an important means against the current world-wide financial turndown.
当前应对国际金融危机，以美国为代表的很多国家都把发展新能源作为一个重要的应对举措。
Costs in key producing countries are similar to last year (the US represents an exception), but there is much uncertainty about the effects of the economic turndown on consumption.
主产国的成本与去年基本相同（美国例外），但是经济衰退对消费量的影响还有许多不确定性。
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