Credit crunch
US /ˈkred.ɪt ˌkrʌntʃ/
UK /ˈkred.ɪt ˌkrʌntʃ/
名詞
信貸緊縮, 信用危機
a sudden sharp reduction in the availability of money or credit from banks and other lenders
範例:
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The global financial crisis of 2008 was largely caused by a severe credit crunch.
2008年全球金融危機主要是由嚴重的信貸緊縮引起的。
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Businesses struggled to get loans during the recent credit crunch.
在最近的信貸緊縮期間，企業難以獲得貸款。