sector

noun

OPAL W

/ˈsektə(r)/

/ˈsektər/

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a part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy（尤指一国经济的）部门，领域，行业
- the service/banking/manufacturing/financial sector服务业/银行业/制造业/金融业
- in a sector jobs in the agricultural sector农业部门的工作
- She works in the voluntary sector (= organizations that do not make a profit).她在志愿部门工作。
- We have seen rapid growth in the services sector.我们看到了服务业的快速增长。
- the privileged sectors of society社会的特权阶层
Collocations The economy
The economy经济Managing the economy管理经济
- handle/run/manage the economy管理经济
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth促进投资／支出／就业／增长速度
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry刺激需求／经济／工业
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing削减投资／支出／借贷
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation减少／遏制通货膨胀
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble创造／刺激增长／需求／繁荣／泡沫
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition鼓励／促进／刺激／抑制创新／竞争
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector鼓励私营部门；与私营部门合作／竞争
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports增加／促进美国／农业出口
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports禁止／限制／阻止廉价／国外进口产品
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming经济增长／扩张／收缩／萎缩／放缓／复苏／改善／繁荣
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom享受经济／住房／房地产的繁荣期
Economic problems经济问题
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation抬高价格／成本；加剧通货膨胀
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy破坏工业／经济
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession引起／导致／进入／避开经济衰退
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn经历／遭受经济衰退
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment抵抗通货膨胀／通货紧缩／失业
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment导致／造成通货膨胀／贫穷／失业
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble造成／引爆住房／股票市场泡沫
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system引起股市崩盘／银行系统崩溃
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis面临／陷入财政／经济危机
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust陷入／经历周期性繁荣与萧条
Public finance公共财政
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending增加／大幅削减／削减公共支出
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes提高／降低税收
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates提高／降低利率
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy放宽／收紧货币政策
- balance the (state/federal) budget平衡（州／联邦）预算
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget达到／保持预算平衡
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字／盈余
- impose taxes/austerity measures
see also private sector, public sector, third sector
Extra Examples
- The survey covers a wide range of industry sectors.该调研覆盖了范围广泛的产业部门。
- the chronic underfunding of the education sector教育部门的长期资金不足
- Increased state investment will lead to more job opportunities in the manufacturing sector.国家投资的增加将为制造业带来更多的就业机会。
- The largest growth has been in the service sector.增长最大的是服务业。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- key
- growing
- …
preposition
- in a/the sector
phrases
- a sector of the economy
- a sector of the industry
- a sector of the market
- …
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a part of a particular area, especially an area under military control（尤指军事管制的）区域，地带
- each sector of the war zone战区的每个军控地段
- in a sector The partition of the city meant that members of the same family were living in different sectors.城市的分割意味着同一家庭的成员生活在不同的地区。
Extra Examples
- Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war.战后柏林被划分成 4 个区域。
- Most of the gas will come from the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.大部分天然气将来自北海的挪威部分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rural
- urban
- northern
- …
verb + sector
- divide something into
phrases
- a sector of the city
- a sector of society
- a sector of the population
- …
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(geometry几何) a part of a circle lying between two straight lines drawn from the centre to the edge扇形