boom

noun

/buːm/

Idioms

in business/economy商业；经济

a sudden increase in trade and economic activity; a period of wealth and success（贸易和经济活动的）激增，繁荣

Living standards improved rapidly during the post-war boom.在战后那段繁荣昌盛的时期里，生活水平得到了迅速提高。
boom in something a boom in car sales汽车销售额的巨增
a boom year (for trade, exports, etc.)（贸易、出口等）兴盛的一年
a property/housing boom房地产的迅速发展

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boom
business
commerce
embargo
import
market
monopoly
sanction
tariff
trade

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boom
decline
dip
fluctuate
level off/out
peak
plateau
plummet
slump
trend

Collocations The economyThe economy经济Managing the economy管理经济

handle/run/manage the economy管理经济
boost investment/spending/employment/growth促进投资／支出／就业／增长速度
stimulate demand/the economy/industry刺激需求／经济／工业
cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing削减投资／支出／借贷
reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation减少／遏制通货膨胀
create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble创造／刺激增长／需求／繁荣／泡沫
encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition鼓励／促进／刺激／抑制创新／竞争
encourage/work with/compete with the private sector鼓励私营部门；与私营部门合作／竞争
increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports增加／促进美国／农业出口
ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports禁止／限制／阻止廉价／国外进口产品
the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming经济增长／扩张／收缩／萎缩／放缓／复苏／改善／繁荣
enjoy an economic/housing/property boom享受经济／住房／房地产的繁荣期

Economic problems经济问题

push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation抬高价格／成本；加剧通货膨胀
damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy破坏工业／经济
cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession引起／导致／进入／避开经济衰退
experience/suffer a recession/downturn经历／遭受经济衰退
fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment抵抗通货膨胀／通货紧缩／失业
cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment导致／造成通货膨胀／贫穷／失业
create/burst a housing/stock market bubble造成／引爆住房／股票市场泡沫
cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system引起股市崩盘／银行系统崩溃
face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis面临／陷入财政／经济危机
be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust陷入／经历周期性繁荣与萧条

Public finance公共财政

cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
increase/boost/slash/cut public spending增加／大幅削减／削减公共支出
increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes提高／降低税收
raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates提高／降低利率
ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy放宽／收紧货币政策
balance the (state/federal) budget平衡（州／联邦）预算
achieve/maintain a balanced budget达到／保持预算平衡
run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字／盈余
impose taxes/austerity measures

compare slump see also baby boom

The boom was fuelled by accelerated demand for consumer products.消费者对产品日益增长的需求加速了经济繁荣。
a boom in house prices房价的突然升高
a boom in real estate房地产热
the ordinary business cycle of boom and bust正常的生意旺淡周期

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Collocations Dictionaryadjective

great
post-war
consumer
…

verb + boom

cause
create
fuel
…

boom + noun

period
time
year
…

preposition

during a/the boom
in a/the boom
boom in
…

phrases

boom and bust

popular period风靡期

[usually singular] a period when something such as a sport or a type of music suddenly becomes very popular and successful（某种体育运动、音乐等）突然风靡的时期

The only way to satisfy the golf boom was to build more courses.满足这场高尔夫球热的唯一途径是增建球场。

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on boat船

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a long pole that the bottom of a sail is attached to and that you move to change the position of the sail帆桁

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sound声音

[usually singular] a loud deep sound深沉的响声

the distant boom of the guns远处隆隆的炮声

The deep boom of a foghorn echoed across the bay.雾角低沉的声音在整个海湾回荡。
The deafening boom of the explosion was heard up to 10 kilometres away.10公里外都能听到震耳欲聋的爆炸声。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
loud
deep
…

verb + boom

hear

boom + verb

echo

preposition

with a boom

in river/harbour河；港口

a floating barrier that is placed across a river or the entrance to a harbour to prevent ships or other objects from coming in or going out水栅

for microphone麦克风

a long pole that carries a microphone or other equipment吊杆；支架

词源noun sense 4 late Middle English (as a verb): ultimately imitative; perhaps from Dutch bommen ‘to hum, buzz’. noun senses 1 to 2 late 19th cent. (originally US): probably from boom ‘a loud sound’. noun sense 3 and noun senses 5 to 6 mid 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘beam, pole’): from Dutch, ‘beam, tree, pole’; related to beam.

Idioms

boom and bust

a situation in which a period of rapid economic growth is followed by one of sudden decline迅速发展；激增；繁荣昌盛
- High house prices encourage boom and bust and leave the economy vulnerable.高房价助长了繁荣和萧条，让经济变得脆弱。
- Amid the inevitable boom and bust cycle, families are facing pay cuts and job losses.在不可避免的繁荣和萧条周期中，家庭面临着减薪和失业。

boom

verb

/buːm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they boom	/buːm/ /buːm/
he / she / it booms	/buːmz/ /buːmz/
past simple boomed	/buːmd/ /buːmd/
past participle boomed	/buːmd/ /buːmd/
-ing form booming	/ˈbuːmɪŋ/ /ˈbuːmɪŋ/

make loud sound发出巨响

[intransitive] to make a loud deep sound轰鸣；轰响

Outside, thunder boomed and crashed.外面雷声隆隆，霹雳炸响。

Loud music boomed from the public-address system.扩音系统发出响亮的音乐。
A crash of thunder boomed so loudly that the floor shook.轰隆一声巨响，地板震动了。
The ship's gun boomed and the shot fell only a hundred metres away.船上炮声大作，炮弹却只射出百米之遥。

[transitive, intransitive] to say something in a loud deep voice以低沉有力的声音说话

+ speech ‘Get out of my sight!’ he boomed.“别让我再见到你！” 他低沉而有力地说。
boom (out) A voice boomed out from the darkness.黑暗中传来低沉有力的嗓音。
A voice from the loudspeaker boomed out, ‘Good evening, ladies and gentlemen’.扩音器里传出一个声音，“晚上好，女士们，先生们”。
He had a booming voice.他的嗓音低沉有力。

of business/economy商业；经济

[intransitive] to have a period of rapid growth; to become bigger, more successful, etc.迅速发展；激增；繁荣昌盛

By the 1980s, the computer industry was booming.到 20 世纪 80 年代时，计算机行业迅猛发展。
Business is booming!生意兴隆！

The club scene was booming.当时俱乐部圈子正在迅速发展。
Tourist numbers have boomed in recent years.近年来游客的数量大为增加。

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词源verb senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (as a verb): ultimately imitative; perhaps from Dutch bommen ‘to hum, buzz’. verb sense 3 late 19th cent. (originally US): probably from boom ‘a loud sound’.