单词 | lag |
释义 | lag lag // verb, noun
■ verb (-gg-)
1 [+ obj or no obj] to grow, increase, develop, etc. more slowly than sb/sth else: Economic growth in Europe has lagged behind the US this year. Demand for the chips doubled, but production lagged far/well behind. The company lags Tesco in terms of market share. Spending on technology usually lags an economic recovery by about six months.
2 [no obj] to grow, increase, etc, more slowly than normal: Business investment continues to lag. They continued to open new stores despite lagging sales.
LAGGING INDICATOR
■ noun [C] = TIME LAG |
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