| 单词 | trend |
| 释义 | trend trend // noun [C]
a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing: There is a growing trend towards shorter contracts. current trends in advertising The success of this car set a trend for smaller vehicles (= made them popular). The company has bucked (= been an exception to) the trend for lower sales. Growth remains below the long-term trend. Despite this month's disappointing figures, the underlying trend is healthy. The latest figures show a clear growth trend in the service sector.
❖ economic/political/social trends ◆ business/industry/market/pricing/sales trends ◆ a downward/growing/negative/positive/rising/an upward trend ◆ current/future/long-term/recent trends ◆ a broad/clear/general/global trend ◆ to break with/reverse a trend
trend verb [no obj] (especially AmE): Unemployment has been trending upwards. |
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