ロングマン現代英英辞典より関連するトピック: Agriculture, Economics, Nature, Meteorologytroughtrough /trɒf $ trɒːf/ noun [countable]1containerTA a long narrow open container that holds water or food for animals
a horse trough2low pointPE a short period of lowactivity, low prices etcOPP peaktrough of
The graph showed peaks and troughs of activity.3wavesDN the hollow area between two waves4weather technicalHEM a long area of fairly low pressure between two areas of high pressure5 →have your nose/snout in the troughコーパスの例trough• The field was a marsh, the track a trough.• The allocation of labour to activities can be plotted as a histogram which will invariably show peaks and troughs.• the peaks and troughs of economiccycles• Then suddenly he thrust his head between his owner's legs and hoisted him into the trough with a resoundingsplash!• About half a mile upstream the trough was traversed by the Purton breakwater.• Scattered here and there are bathtubs, taking on new lives as water troughs.• In a wavetrough I caught a glimpse of a coral head to port: a little too close for comfort.• There was a lot of gravel to walk across with troughs and wheelbarrows with snowdrops and crocuses in.ロングマンビジネス辞典よりtroughtrough /trɒftrɒːf/ noun [countable]FINANCEECONOMICSthe lowest point in a series of prices, values etcthe peaks and troughs of investing in stocks and sharesWhen would the nation come out of its economic trough? —trough verb [intransitive]This is the biggest fall in economic activity since the recession troughed five years ago.語源troughOld Englishtrog
