[] () a temporary situation when businesses grow very fast, the prices of shares and homes, etc. rise and employment increases 泡沫经济（指短暂时期内企业成长非常快，股票价格和住房等上涨，就业增加）◆We were in a bubble economy. 我们正处在泡沫经济时代。◆The central bank failed to put up interest rates and a bubble economy developed. 央行未能提高利率，泡沫经济随之产生。