downcycle
noun [ C ] finance & economics specialized uk/ˈdaʊn.saɪ.kəl/ us/ˈdaʊn.saɪ.kəl/
（经济等的）下降性循环
a time when there is less economic activity, or when prices or values of something are falling or low
The bank is likely to need further capital during the current economic downcycle. 在当前的经济下降性循环中，银行可能需要进一步的资金。
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- This real estate downcycle differs from that of the early 1990s.
- Although this upturn in the industry appears to be a long cycle, you always have to worry about when the downcycle comes, what are you doing to do.
- Analysts say operating losses could total $3 billion in the present downcycle.
- When all those new oil fields are on-stream, the downcycle will take hold.
- This could well be signalling the end of the sharp equity downcycle and perhaps in September and October we might start to see some inflows.
downcycle
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈdaʊn.saɪ.kəl/ us/ˈdaʊn.saɪ.kəl/
（废弃物的）降级回收
to use waste material or old or used objects to make a product of lower value than the original material or object
Waste plastic must be "downcycled" into secondary recycled products such as textiles. 废塑料必须 "降级回收"为二次回收产品，如纺织品。
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- Downcycling (such as using ground up rubber tyres in rubberized asphalt and other construction materials) is desirable if there is no other option.
- If you downcycle, you make products of a lower grade from a recycled source, such as carpet pads from tyres.
- PET usually gets “downcycled” into lower-grade fibres, but it’s now possible to make it into new bottles.