| 单词 | green shoots |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen shoots green shoots n. figurative signs of growth or renewal; (now) spec. indications of economic recovery following a period of recession; also occasionally in singular. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > return to a previous better state > signs of growth or renewal green shoots1849 1849 D. Wilson Pilgrim Fathers xvi, in W. H. Stowell Hist. Puritans in Eng. 481 The refugees of New England had no choice but to banish or to be banished; to root out the green shoots of emigrant Prelacy, or to let it grow. 1976 Economist 27 Mar. (Survey) 3/2 At that time the first green shoots of a new Australian self-sufficiency were already visible. 1983 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 1 July Every fresh green shoot of economic growth risks being trampled by economists arriving to analyze its significance. 1992 New Republic 13 Apr. 19/1 Every week in the last four months of 1991 was marked by predictions from one minister or another that the recession was about to end. The ‘green shoots’ of recovery were now showing. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 June 73/1 We have seen some deceleration in the rate of economic decline, and many people are saying that ‘green shoots’ are showing. < as lemmas |
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