air pocket

/ˈer ˌpɑːkɪt/· noun

财经/商业B2

air pocket
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Chinese meaning

(经jīng济jì数shù据jù)突tū然rán回huí落luò的de时shí段duàn;喻yù指zhǐ遭zāo遇yù气qì流liú颠diān簸bǒ般bān的de短duǎn暂zàn失shī速sù

气qì流liú骤zhòu降jiàng致zhì飞fēi机jī颠diān簸bǒ失shī速sù

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零líng售shòu数shù据jù当dàng月yuè骤zhòu然rán走zǒu弱ruò

Example

While the underlying trend in consumer demand appears solid, retail sales hit an air pocket last month, suggesting a bumpier path ahead for overall growth.

尽jǐn管guǎn消xiāo费fèi需xū求qiú的de基jī本běn趋qū势shì看kàn起qǐ来lái稳wěn固gù,但dàn零líng售shòu销xiāo售shòu上shàng月yuè遭zāo遇yù了le「气qì穴xué」般bān的de骤zhòu降jiàng,预yù示shì着zhe整zhěng体tǐ经jīng济jì增zēng长zhǎng前qián路lù会huì更gèng颠diān簸bǒ。

Source: Axios · 14 Aug 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó7月yuè零líng售shòu销xiāo售shòu数shù据jù意yì外wài走zǒu软ruǎn,经jīng济jì增zēng长zhǎng前qián景jǐng添tiān波bō动dòng

Roots · etymology

air源古法语'空气';pocket源古诺曼语'小袋'

  • air(空气)+ pocket(小袋/局部区域)

Collocations

  • hit an air pocket / encounter an air pocket / brief air pocket

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