Mary's
weakening - ask her some more questions and see if she confesses.
玛丽快挺不住了——再问她些问题看她会不会坦白。
To weaken my ability.
削弱我的能力。
The prolonged illness had weakened his immune system.
长时间的疾病削弱了他的免疫系统。
The company's market position was weakened by fierce competition.
激烈的竞争削弱了公司的市场地位。
Lack of sleep can weaken your cognitive function.
缺乏睡眠会削弱你的认知功能。
The dollar has weakened against major currencies in recent months.
近几个月来，美元对主要货币贬值。
Prolonged exposure to the sun weakens the fabric.
长时间暴露在阳光下会使布料变弱。
Regular exercise can help strengthen your heart and weaken the risk of disease.
定期锻炼有助于增强心脏功能并降低患病风险。
His argument was weakened by the lack of concrete evidence.
由于缺乏具体证据，他的论点被削弱了。
The team's morale was weakened after several consecutive losses.
连续几次失败后，团队的士气受到了削弱。
Overuse of antibiotics can weaken their effectiveness in fighting bacteria.
过度使用抗生素会削弱它们对抗细菌的有效性。
The scandal significantly weakened the public's trust in the government.
这一丑闻大大削弱了公众对政府的信任。
Waidzunas said that while the overall consumer demand might weaken, there is an opportunity to offer affordable products that resonate with consumers.
Waidzunas表示，虽然整体消费者需求可能会减弱，但有机会提供能引起消费者共鸣的平价产品。
With such demand weakening globally, the foreign trade of medicines and health products is expected to return to normalcy.
随着全球需求的减弱，药品和保健品的对外贸易有望恢复正常。
Zhu said the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to weigh on the recovery of industrial profits in the short term, and it also faces multiple pressures from shrinking demand, supply shocks weakening expectations.
朱表示，新冠肺炎疫情将在短期内继续影响工业利润的恢复，同时还面临需求萎缩、供应冲击削弱预期等多重压力。
"Since the beginning of this year, China's private investment has remained at a relatively lower point with insufficient private financing from the market, which reflected weakening expectations," said Wang Xiaosong, a professor of economics at Renmin University of China.
中国人民大学经济学教授王晓松表示：“今年以来，由于市场私人融资不足，中国的私人投资一直处于相对较低的水平，这反映出预期减弱。”。
"Despite the significant weakening of the economic environment since the third quarter of 2022," BASF did not lower its forecast for fiscal 2022 and expects sales to rise to between 86 billion euros and 89 billion euros.
“尽管自2022年第三季度以来经济环境显著减弱，”巴斯夫没有降低对2022财年的预测，预计销售额将升至860亿欧元至890亿欧元。
"The Central Economic Work Conference in December said the economy is faced with the threefold pressures of contracting demand, supply slump and weakening expectations.
“12月的中央经济工作会议表示，经济面临需求收缩、供应下滑和预期减弱的三重压力。
"Sam's Club gets the spotlight in the total Walmart group business as the traditional hypermarket business continues to experience weakening performance," said Yu of Kantar.
Kantar的Yu表示：“随着传统大卖场业务持续疲软，山姆会员店在沃尔玛集团的整体业务中备受关注。”。
He noted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy is gradually weakening, thanks to the Chinese authorities' timely and effective measures to control the contagion.
他注意到,得益于中国政府及时有效的疫情防控措施,新冠疫情对经济的影响正在逐步减弱。
The second significant finding of our research is that family interactions can strengthen the relationship between a CEO's past focus and succession planning, while weakening its relationship with the CEO's present and future focuses.
我们研究的第二个重要发现是，家庭互动能够强化CEO过去关注点与继任计划之间的关系，同时削弱其与CEO当前和未来关注点之间的联系。
Research group Rhodium's Agatha Kratz and the European Council on Foreign Relation's Janka Oertel said in a latest report that the looming disadvantages are weakening Europe in sectors that are keys for its economy and future security, from new energy to telecommunications.
研究机构Rhodium Group的阿加莎·克劳茨(Agatha Kratz)和欧洲外交关系委员会(European Council on Foreign Relations)的扬卡·奥尔特(Janka Oertel)在最近一份报告中指出，迫在眉睫的劣势正在削弱欧洲在新能源和电信等对其经济和未来安全至关重要的领域中的地位。
With more consumers pursuing healthy body shapes and advocating various looks, the impact of sexy marketing is gradually weakening globally, said Li from LeadLeo.
李来自LeadLeo表示，随着越来越多的消费者追求健康体型并倡导各种审美观，性感营销在全球范围内的影响力正在逐渐减弱。
CNBC also quoted Cheng as saying there were companies leaving China, or laying off staff, but the sense is this trend is weakening.
CNBC 引述程守宗的话说，的确有公司正在离开中国或裁员，但这种趋势似乎正在减弱。
Samsung said it expected profit to decline in the fourth quarter amid weakening memory chip demand from server customers and intensifying competition in mobile phones and consumer electronics.
While global mobile-phone shipments in 2020 will likely weaken from 2019, both companies have adequate buffers to navigate the downturn, the report stressed.
Unicorns reflect the vitality of a country's new economy, industry trends and national competitiveness, the Evergrande Research Institute said, adding the era for windfall financing from investors was over in 2019, due to the weakening recovery of the global economy.
Key-Solution sports marketing and consulting agency founder Adam Zhang said Adidas has accelerated its growth in China with a strong marketing approach and the right mix of product design between sport and fashion, without weakening its professional competitiveness, attracting a large group of younger consumers.
Apple has lowered its revenue forecast for the first time in almost two decades, citing weakening demand and lower-than-expected iPhone revenue in China as some of the factors.
Samsung's forecast came a week after its rival Apple Inc lowered its revenue forecast for the first time in almost two decades, citing weakening demand and lower-than-expected iPhone revenue in China as some of the factors.
Cook attributed the decline to a variety of factors including weakening demand from China and lower-than-expected sales of iPhones.
The automaker cited a range of factors that contributed to the profit losses, including slowing demand in China, uncertainty brought on by the UK's pending exit from the European Union, weakening demand in Europe for diesel engines, and the EU's introduction of new emissions and fuel efficiency procedures.
Uncertainties lingered over trade conflict among major economies, which could weaken global trade and negatively affect the exporters of South Korea, including Samsung.
"As weakening market sentiment and escalating Sino-US trade tensions continue to weigh on the performance of IPOs in the city, investors might not blame the less-than - stellar debut on the company itself, whose share prices do not necessarily move in line with its fundamentals," said Francis Kwok Sze-chi, managing director at Freeman Securities in Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, compared with aerobic training, it won't weaken the strength.
Christiansen said the decline was mainly a result of US dollar weakening earlier this year.
"We expect Wanda Commercial's market position in its property development segment to weaken following the transition," S&P said.
Dalian Wanda Group－the parent of the property subsidiary－has faced increased scrutiny from the Chinese government on their overseas investments, as authorities try to slow capital outflows to prevent the yuan from weakening.
The domestic baby formula market has been sluggish due to weakening trust of Chinese consumers in local products.
Although the figure dropped 8 percent last year from 2022, it was still the third highest in history, on a high base and amid shrinking cross-country investment globally, triggered by slowing world economic growth, rising geopolitical risks and weakening external demand.
Despite the disruption in global supply chains, weakening demand in many countries and geoeconomic challenges, the trade value between China and Switzerland grew by 9 percent year-on-year to 416.93 billion yuan ($57.94 billion) in 2023, said China's General Administration of Customs.
Despite facing challenges from a more complicated environment, a lack of effective domestic demand and weakening expectations, China still possesses favorable conditions and great opportunities, which outweigh the challenges, Liu said.
Weakening housing prices also eroded household wealth, which in turn dampened consumer spending.
Luo Zhiheng, chief economist at Yuekai Securities, said, "China is at a critical moment of growth momentum transition, and it is important to avoid disturbing economic stability and weakening expectations.
The performance of the greenback is expected to weaken in 2024 and the US dollar-renminbi exchange rate may gradually fall to around 7.0, while some volatility is inevitable.
Zhao Ping, dean of the academy at the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Beijing, said the new plan aims to tackle challenges arising from a changing global geoeconomic landscape, marked by weakening demand.
Li Ting, manager of the investment advisory department at Tongguan Jinyuan Futures, said the weakening US economy is one of the reasons behind surging gold prices.
In the short term, its market vitality is insufficient, and the economy is facing downward pressure; in the medium and long terms, the weakening vitality impacted by demographic changes might restrict China's economic and social development potential.
Regarding the short-term issues, the trend of weakening market vitality, the downward pressure on the economy and the lack of market confidence have not been fundamentally reversed.
"Consumption growth remains subdued and activity in the real estate sector continues to weaken, but monetary policy easing and additional infrastructure investment will help underpin domestic demand," the OECD said in its latest report.
Deepening reform would be of most significance to deal with the prominent problem of weakening market expectations, Gao said.
The main drivers of world economic growth over the past decades, such as scientific and technological progress, population growth and economic globalization, are currently in a "gear shifting" period, with their contribution to the world economy weakening significantly.
The weakening global economy, together with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, has imposed great pressure on domestic growth, dampening investor and entrepreneurial confidence in investment.
Nevertheless, political advisers and experts said it is too early to pull back on stimulus measures, as the property market's recovery remains nascent, and consumer spending could weaken further if pent-up demand fades, which in turn could reignite downside risks amid lingering external uncertainties.
This is surely due to weakening external demand, declining exports and more importantly, overcapacity due to sluggish demand at home and abroad after years of rapid expansion in some manufacturing sectors.
Chance to reverse trendChina now has an important window of time to reverse the downward spiral of weakening expectations and the impact on economic fundamentals.
In the third quarter, the country's foreign exchange market has remained resilient as the renminbi strengthened against a basket of currencies though slightly weakening against the strong US dollar, Wang added.
The economist added that despite the attempts of Western countries, the United States in particular, to weaken China's position in global industrial and supply chains through trade restrictions, China has reached a stage that "as long as we think it's necessary, we will be able to mobilize enough resources and talent to get breakthroughs in those areas (facing Western countries' trade restrictions)".
Despite temporary market woes, data indicates China on road to recoveryAmid the dynamic changes occurring within China's economic landscape, the nation is currently grappling with short-term challenges primarily arising from a weakening domestic property market and the looming risk of deflation.
Speaking at a news conference on the 134th China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, Guo Tingting, vice-minister of commerce, said that in response to the challenges posed by the global economic recovery slowdown and weakening demand for goods, the government will roll out new measures to facilitate the export of used cars and support domestic companies in establishing warehouses in overseas markets.
"Following a strong rebound in the first quarter and a sharp weakening in the second quarter due to stiff headwinds, China's growth recovery momentum began to stabilize in the third quarter," Khor said in an exclusive interview with China Daily.
Ultimately, the property market may not climb back to its earlier size, given that housing demand should weaken over time for demographic and structural reasons.
First, support from excess US household savings for private consumption spending is weakening.
"Various tools in reserve will be used to improve the supply-demand relationship in the foreign exchange market to resolutely fend off the risk of exchange rate overshooting," Zou said, adding that the Chinese renminbi has strengthened against non-dollar currencies since mid-July despite weakening against the greenback.
Rising geopolitical tensions, stubbornly high inflation abroad and weakening global demand have dealt a blow to global trade in goods, with China being no exception.
As the world is saddled with weakening demand for goods and geo-economic fragmentation, there is an urgent need for the world's policy-makers to cement collaboration to overcome obstacles that hinder global trade and investment across the board.
The Fed's aggressive rate increases since last year have the potential to stress the global financial system as the US dollar soars, but the impact has been muted by largely synchronized central bank rate hikes and other actions taken by monetary authorities to prevent widespread dollar funding issues for companies and offset the impact of weakening currencies.
Some point to weakening in manufacturing, slowing consumer spending and tightening credit, all consistent with the impacts of a strict monetary policy and cooling price pressures.
Stimulus:xa0Rates cut again to push growthEconomists suggested on Tuesday that China should continue to cut interest rates, increase direct fiscal support to households and the corporate sector, and further ease the property sector, to ensure stable economic growth as key economic indicators pointed to weakening recovery momentum in the world's second-largest economy.
Luo Zhiheng, chief economist at Yuekai Securities, said though the economy continued to recover in July, the economic momentum is weakening.
In fact, the private sector is still grappling with weakening external demand, falling profits and mounting downward pressures, highlighting the need for more steps to revive the economic momentum.
They made the comments as weakening export momentum has begun to erode regional growth in some export-oriented powerhouses, such as Guangdong and Fujian provinces.
Hypermarkets and supermarkets have slowed down their weakening trend while sales at smaller format shops kept increasing.
Analysts said the measures are part of a package of steps to boost support for the private sector, which is key to reviving China's recovery amid pressures from the real estate slump and weakening external demand.
Secondly, economic vibrancy did soften in the April-June period, with weakening indicators from exports to industrial profits.
Tian said that private companies currently face issues such as a lack of funding and weakening confidence, and the document has mapped out detailed steps to tackle problems faced by the private sector.
Analysts said that China's slower-than-expected GDP growth in the second quarter showed that the recovery has slowed amid pressures from the real estate downturn and weakening external demand, shoring up the case for policymakers to take more steps to boost domestic demand.
Lloyd Chan, senior economist at British think tank Oxford Economics, said that with the real estate downturn persisting and external demand weakening, "we think policymakers will be keen to prop up domestic demand in the coming months".
Experts said that private investment for the first half of the year, which is due to be released on Monday, may remain subdued as the private economy is wrestling with weakening external demand and falling profits amid disinflationary headwinds.
They also urged more policy support to cope with weakening external demand and potential risks, as global economic recovery remains sluggish, major developed economies are adopting contractionary policies, and various factors increase market instability and uncertainty.
Despite rising concerns over the weakening momentum of the post-pandemic recovery, analysts believe the country has the capability to achieve its GDP growth target of around 5 percent in 2023, saying the growth will mainly be fueled by the improvement in domestic demand amid stronger policy support in the second half of the year.
It should also be noted that these challenges are not inevitable consequences of the process, but rather the accumulation of various barriers that hinder it and a result of the weakening of the multilateral trade mechanisms that underpin a stable world economy.
Despite a weakening demand for goods and geoeconomic fragmentation, China's trade in services flourished on the back of continuous opening-up, stable recovery of the services sector and ongoing digitalization.
Lu Ting, chief China economist at Nomura, said that his team expected manufacturing PMI to remain in contractionary territory in July, due to ongoing property woes and external challenges, while the nonmanufacturing PMI could weaken further on fading post-COVID pent-up demand for in-person services.
Multiple pressures from shrinking demand, supply shocks and weakening expectations have been relieved to some extent, Liu said, adding the market retreat has bottomed out and staged a rebound.
The pullback in demand and production reflects weakening overall economic fundamentals.
The economic downturn will weaken people's confidence in terms of income and employment stability, which will subsequently inhibit consumption.
Impacted by multiple headwinds, such as a weakening demand for goods and geoeconomic fragmentation, China's foreign trade grew at a slower pace than expected in May, while the country's total export and import value expanded 0.5 percent to 3.45 trillion yuan, data from the GAC showed.
In the face of weakening external demand and sluggishness in the global economy, China needs to fully tap the potential of its domestic consumption to shore up its economic growth this year, he added.
As weakening external demand and sluggishness in the global economy may linger for a while, dampening China's exports, the role of consumption as the major driver of the country's economic growth will be better harnessed.
Xing told the media on Monday that the weakening economic indicators point to further challenges ahead, shoring up the case for policymakers to take more steps to stabilize growth.
As the global economic outlook is forecast to remain gloomy and external demand is expected to weaken, China's foreign trade will face some pressure.
Data:xa0Strong consumption crucial to steady recoveryChina's factory activity dipped further into contraction in May amid slowing production and weakening demand, official data showed on Wednesday, putting more pressure on policymakers seeking to consolidate the foundations of economic recovery.
数据：强劲消费对稳定复苏至关重要
中国官方数据显示，5月份中国工厂活动进一步收缩，生产放缓且需求疲软。这一消息于周三公布，给寻求巩固经济复苏基础的政策制定者带来了更大压力。
Other factors include small and medium-sized enterprises' weakening expectations, a still weak property sector and the deteriorating export sector amid slowing external demand and geopolitical tensions, he added.
他补充说，其他因素还包括中小企业预期减弱、房地产行业依旧疲软以及在外部需求放缓和地缘政治紧张局势下不断恶化的出口部门。
Improving structure keyThe latest trade figures from the General Administration of Customs show that exports grew by 8.5 percent year-on-year in April — surprisingly strong despite weakening global demand.
A recently released industry report said the market generated revenue of 265.88 billion yuan ($38.85 billion), registering a 10.33 percent year-on-year decline amid a complicated and grim domestic and international situation, weakening market confidence and the pandemic.
In order to remain competitive, Chinese companies should not solely focus on the United States and Europe, where market demand is weakening and risks in financial services are rising.
Given the normalization of production and life order, the gradual rebound in market demand and the weakening base effect, they said the industrial profits will gradually recover in the coming months.
Despite facing pressure and challenges ahead, China's industrial profits will likely recover gradually in the coming months with a steady recovery in domestic demand, stimulus policies taking effect gradually and weakening base effects, Ye said.
Experts said the country is expected to further vitalize enterprises in the foreign trade sector while forging stronger trade cooperation with developed as well as emerging economies, amid negative factors including rising protectionism and weakening global demand.
"But still, great efforts are needed to consolidate the economic recovery, especially in dealing with the triple pressures of demand contractions, supply shocks and weakening expectations.
At a news conference on Thursday, Lyu Daliang, a spokesman of the General Administration of Customs, also said new competitiveness and growth momentum are taking shape in China's foreign trade sector, which is helping stabilize foreign trade growth against the impact of weakening external demand.
As China continues its industrial upgrades while also furthering efforts to tap more potential in emerging markets, the country's exports are expected to keep expanding despite weakening global demand, experts said.
China is expected to promote the high-quality development of foreign trade through expanding high-level opening-up and strengthening international economic and trade cooperation, to offset impacts from external challenges such as geopolitical issues and weakening global demand, according to experts.
The apparent reason why the US cares so much about China's developing economic status seems to be that it aspires to weaken China's alliances with developing countries.
美国似乎如此关注中国经济发展态势的表面原因在于，其意在削弱中国与广大发展中国家之间的联盟关系。
Experts particularly called for policy efforts to expand domestic demand and ease any potential difficulty facing exporters as external demand could weaken as global growth loses steam.
Key report expects region to lead world to economic recovery this yearThe Asian economy is on track for recovery with strong resilience and vitality despite pressure from weakening global demand and mounting uncertainties, according to a key report issued on Tuesday.
Although China will face continued global uncertainty, high global inflation, and a slowdown in the world economy and trade in 2023, the report said China's economy has shown signs of rebounding as pressure from contraction of demand, supply shocks and weakening expectations eases.
Despite lingering high inflation and weakening economic and trade growth globally, China's foreign trade in goods edged down just 0.8 percent year-on-year to 6.18 trillion yuan ($898.7 billion) in the first two months of this year, Customs statistics showed.
Taking domestic economic circulation as the mainstay by no means suggests avoiding or weakening connections with international economic circulation or closing previously opened doors.
"I wouldn't be surprised to see this trend continuing, as a reflection of weakening US asset safety and its losing performance since last year," Hong said, adding that China is not the only economy that has reduced US debt holdings.
"The country's foreign trade faces severe external challenges and uncertainties," she said, citing the recent Government Work Report that identified concerns such as high-level global inflation, weakening global economic growth and more containment and suppressive moves against China by some countries.