bottom out

英 [ˈbɒtəm aʊt]

美 [ˈbɑːtəm aʊt]

（价格等）达到最低点，停止恶化

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （价格等）达到最低点，停止恶化
  If a trend such as a fall in pricesbottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
  1. He expects the recession to bottom out...
     他预期经济萧条将见底。
  2. House prices have bottomed out.
     房产价格已经止跌企稳。

英英释义

verb

• hit the ground
  1. the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road
• reach the low point
  1. Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while

双语例句

• He showed no interest in it, and his refusal has knocked the bottom out of our plan.
  他对我们的计划一点都不感兴趣，而且他的拒绝使我们的计划付诸东流。
• The global economy is starting to bottom out from the worst recession and financial crisis since the great depression.
  全球经济正开始从自大萧条（greatdepression）以来最严重的衰退和金融危机中见底回升。
• The rise in mortgage rates really knocked the bottom out of the housing market.
  抵押率的上升确实削弱了房屋市场的基础。
• However, while top officials in both the US administration and central bank think the economy will probably bottom out in the second half of this year, they remain wary of calling the turn in the economic cycle.
  不过，虽然美国政府和央行的高级官员都认为今年下半年经济有望见底，但他们都谨慎地不愿预测经济周期转向。
• This thing shook the bottom out of all my Sunday-school teachings.
  这件事把我所有从主日学校所受的教训从根本上动摇了。
• There is no sign that the recession have bottom out yet.
  没有迹象表明萧条已经到了极点。
• She knocked the bottom out of our argument.
  她把我们的论点驳得体无完肤。
• He estimated the bank's card business will "bottom out" in the third quarter of2011.
  他估计银行信用卡业务在2011中的第三季度将“降到最低点”。
• House prices have bottomed out.
  房产价格已经止跌企稳。
• On the first question it looks like the global economy will bottom out in the second half of 2009.
  关于第一个问题，看起来全球经济将在2009年下半年见底回升。