recession   n.衰退；凹处；后退；不景气

【真题再现】It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a recession.

很难说经济将会走向繁荣还是衰退。

                                                                                    【CET-6,2001.06，词汇】

【联想记单词】词根词缀：re(反)+cess(行走)+ion→向后走→衰退

【活学活用】-Business recession seems have no end...

                 -生意不景气好像没尽头了。。。