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n. 钱，财富，薪水，款项；

例句
He has spent money with gay abandon...
他肆意挥霍钱财。

held

v. 拿（ hold的过去式和过去分词），举行，保留；

例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

Households

n. 同住在一所房子里的人，一家人，户( household的名词复数 )；

例句
...the 300,000 households who are more than six months in arrears with their mortgages.
拖欠抵押贷款超过6个月的30万户家庭

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

firms

n. 公司( firm的名词复数 )，（价格稳定的）市场，球迷帮（一帮衣着时髦、鲁莽无知、常使用暴力的英国足球迷），[商业]实盘；

例句
The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups.
最贪得无厌的公司往往是工程队。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

contracting

adj. 收缩的，缩成的，缩小的；

例句
Expound magnesium metallurgy with ferrosilicon process and calcium metallurgy with aluminothermic process by contracting technological conditions.
通过工艺条件对比分析,阐明了硅热法炼镁与铝热法炼钙两者工艺过程、设备条件基本相同.

harbinger

n. 预言者，预兆；vt. 预告，充做…的前驱；

例句
The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

disinflation

n. <经>制止通货膨胀，通货紧缩（政策）；

例句
At the same time, disinflation makes it cheaper to borrow in both real and nominal terms.
与此同时, 无论是以实际还是名义价值衡量,反通货膨胀都令借贷成本更低廉.

slump

vi. 大幅度下降，暴跌，沉重或突然地落下[倒下]；n. （物价等的）暴跌，<美>（个人、球队等的）低潮状态，（销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降，（精神等的）消沉，萎靡；

例句
The likelihood is that the slump will be followed by a period of buoyancy.
萧条过后经济有可能会出现一段时期的繁荣。

You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。

He would be able to flash a roll of greenbacks too some day.
真的,他要在这些要人名流现在吃饭的地方吃饭.

I am a dark, self - destructive, happiness - doubting, unforgivable man.
我是个阴郁, 自我毁灭, 怀疑快乐, 不可饶恕的人.

He lived on an invalidity pension which came as a weekly giro.
他靠每周领取的作为病残养老金的直接转账救济支票过日子。

All the antiques have been authenticated and recorded.
所有的古董都已经过鉴别并进行记录。

You're joking. Are you serious?...
你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？

Money held by households and firms is contracting - a harbinger of disinflation and slump.是什么意思？

Money held by households and firms is contracting - a harbinger of disinflation and slump.

家庭和商户所持有的现金在缩水,这预示着通货紧缩和经济萧条.

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