lagging

-æɡɪŋ· adjective

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Chinese meaning

滞后的;落后的

跟gēn不bù上shàng节jié奏zòu,落luò后hòu的de

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消xiāo费fèi和hé企qǐ业yè投tóu资zī增zēng长zhǎng跟gēn不bù上shàng,拖tuō累lěi经jīng济jì

Example

Lagging consumer spending and business investment offset the boost from strong exports thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence.

滞后的消费支出与企业投资,抵消了得益于人工智能热潮而走强的出口带来的提振。

Source: NPR · 15 Jul 2026

Background ✎

中zhōng国guó第dì二èr季jì度dù经jīng济jì增zēng速sù降jiàng至zhì4.3%,为wèi2022年nián末mò以yǐ来lái最zuì慢màn,消xiāo费fèi与yǔ投tóu资zī跟gēn不bù上shàng,拖tuō累lěi了le整zhěng体tǐ增zēng长zhǎng。

Roots · etymology

源自动词 lag(落后)

  • lag(落后、拖后腿) + -ing(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • lagging behind / lagging indicator / lagging demand

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