() [] (used about customers) to stop using a particular make of goods or services or change to another (指客户)流失◆attempts to win back customers who had churned 努力将流失的客户争取回来
() [] (used about brokers ) to buy and sell shares, bonds, etc. for investors more than necessary in order to earn more commission (= money that is paid for buying and selling shares, etc.) (指经纪人)挤油交易◆The fees are an incentive to churn the portfolio of shares. 这些费用导致股份组合的挤油交易。
() [] to move employees to another job or place 调换(工作)◆Office arrangements only last weeks as tasks change and staff are churned. 由於任务转变和员工调动工作,办公室的各项安排只维持了几周时间。
●ˌchurn sth ˈout () to produce sth quickly and in large amounts (快速大量地)生产◆The plant churns out over half a million vehicles a year. 这厂以年产 50 多万辆的速度生产汽车。➡ see note at produce