今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 flatline. Flatline的意思是“停滯不前”，可是作名詞或者動(dòng)詞。

The Bank of England has said it believes the UK economy will flat-line this year.英格蘭銀行說，英國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)預(yù)計(jì)今年將出現(xiàn)零增長(zhǎng)。McDonald's disclosed a surprise flatline in growth around the world in July, the gloomiest monthly same-store sales figures in nearly a decade. 麥當(dāng)勞透露，七月份全球業(yè)務(wù)出人意料地出現(xiàn)零增長(zhǎng)，這是近10年來最糟糕的同店銷售業(yè)績(jī)。A new poll found that Mitt Romney's likeability ratings have flatlined at 40 percent. 一項(xiàng)新的民調(diào)發(fā)現(xiàn)，美國(guó)共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人米特?羅姆尼受歡迎率一直維持在百分之40，沒有出現(xiàn)增長(zhǎng)。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是flatline,flatline,flatline...