flatlining
noun [ U ] uk/ˈflæt.laɪ.nɪŋ/ us/ˈflæt.laɪ.nɪŋ/
持平;无增涨
the condition of being at a very low level and not increasing
Shelter costs were up 3%, despite the flatlining of house prices. 尽管房价没有上涨，但住房成本却增加了 3%。
Tory numbers went up in the polls instead of the usual flatlining. 保守党人数在民意调查中上升，而不是通常的持平。
不再流行;不再成功
the fact of stopping being popular or successful
The effects of the music industry's flatlining have been felt by retailers. 零售商已经感受到了音乐产业不再时兴的影响。
Runaway Bride marked the flatlining of the traditional romantic comedy. 《落跑新娘》标志着传统浪漫喜剧的式微。
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- This flatlining of temperature may continue for another 10 years.
- The Conservatives attempted to end opinion poll flatlining.
- The flatlining of the economy at the turn of the century brought extreme poverty in some areas.
See: flatline
flatlining
adjective uk/ˈflæt.laɪ.nɪŋ/ us/ˈflæt.laɪ.nɪŋ/
持平的;无增涨的
at a very low level and not increasing
Environmental regulators are faced with flatlining recycling efforts. 环境监管机构面临着回收工作的停滞不前。
We've got eight or nine years of flatlining growth. 我们已有八到九年的低迷增长期。
不再流行的;不再成功的
stopping being popular or successful
The TV channel is trying to drum up interest in their flatlining programme. 电视频道正试图激起人们对其过气节目的兴趣。
Economic reforms have failed to revive the country's flatlining economy. 经济改革未能重振该国萎靡的经济。
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- They are concerned about their son's flatlining test scores.
- His aim will be to reanimate the flatlining economy with a fiscal stimulus package.
- She is attempting to revive her flatlining career.
- It is the story of a flatlining relationship.