Great Depression

英[ɡreɪtdɪ'preʃən] 美[ɡreɪtdɪ'preʃən]
  • (美)大萧条
  • depression n.沮丧;萧条
  • great adj.很好的;美好的;伟大的;重要的;大量的adv.(口语)好极了
Noun:
  1. the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

  2. a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

    1. He lost his job during the great depression.
      他在大萧条时期失业了。
    2. His words took us up to the Great Depression.
      他的话使我想起了大萧条时期。

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