单词 | oil shock |
释义 | > as lemmasoil shock oil shock n. a sudden dramatic increase in the price of oil; a period of economic difficulty caused by such an increase; spec. either of two oil price rises imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1973–4 and 1978–9. ΚΠ 1974 N.Y. Times 20 May 44/7 The South Korean Government official opened the briefing on a hopeful note. ‘We think’, he said, ‘the Korean economy has begun to recover from the oil shock’. 1988 Econ. Jrnl. 98 249 A range of domestic policies aimed at insulating the US economy from any future oil shocks. 1994 Crit. Intelligence Aug. 6/3 During the oil shock of 1973..MITI gave the world a virtuoso performance of leadership. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。