sector
noun[C]
uk/ˈsek.tər/us/ˈsek.tɚ/sectornoun[C](ECONOMIC AREA)
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one of theareasinto which theeconomicactivityof acountryisdivided:
(一国经济活动的)部门,领域,行业In thefinancialsector,banksandinsurancecompanieshave bothlosta lot ofmoney.在金融领域,银行和保险公司都损失严重。
Thecountryhas a newpolicyoftransferringstateindustriesfrom thepublicsector to theprivatesector.政府的新政策是将国有工业私有化。
- Salaries in thepublicsector areexpectedtofallby 15% thisyear.
- Manyscientistsworkingfor thegovernmenthaveleftfor theprivatesector.
- Thefinancefor theprojectwill come from both thegovernmentand theprivatesector .
- Much of theworkforcein thebankingsector isaffectedby the newlegislation.
- There is atrendtowardshealthiereatingamong all sectors of thepopulation.
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- protectionism
- retrenchment
- the public purse
- upturn
sectornoun[C](CONTROLLED AREA)
anareaoflandorseathat has beendividedfrom otherareasand iscontrolledby aparticularcountry:
(特定国家的)控制区What is thetotaloiloutputfrom the British sector of theNorthSea?北海英国产区的石油总产量是多少?
Towns & regions: parts of countries
- bicoastal
- Breton
- city state
- collectorate
- county borough
- countywide
- district
- green belt
- metropolitan borough
- metropolitan county
- multi-county
- non-county
- non-metropolitan county
- northerner
- northwest
- province
- provincial
- regionalism
- southerner
- territory