junk status

基本解释

The average bond rating fell from A in 1981 to BBB- today, just one notch above junk status.
債券平均評級已經從1981年的A滑落至如今的BBB-，距垃圾債不過一步之遙。
But these are desperate times. Investment analysts, most recently Moody's, have downgraded the company's debt rating to junk status.
然而現在時世多舛，投資分析家們——尤其最近來自穆迪氏（譯注：Moody's，世界著名風險分析公司）的分析家——已經將時報公司的債務評級調低至“垃圾級別”。
After weeks of trying to convince the markets that it could finance its debt, the country saw its credit rating cut to junk status, a first for a euro-zone member.
數周以來，希臘政府設法讓人們信服他們有能力償還債務。可是國家信用評級降至垃圾級，希臘成爲首個出現垃圾級別的歐元區國家。

However,concerns about the stability of Greece , and other financially-troubled European countries, increased after the Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Greek bonds to speculative or "junk" status Tuesday.

Within 24 hours its ratings were slashed four notches, to junk status, recalls Babar.
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It cut the other portion of MBIA's business to "B-three, " which is junk status.
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At the other end of the smartphone business, Nokia's credit rating was downgraded to junk status by Fitch.
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