Churning
“Churning” 本义指反复搅动液体(如搅奶油);引申为内心焦虑翻腾(stomach churning),或商业中客户大量流失(customer churning);金融市场亦指账户频繁交易(churning accounts)。
- “The storm left the sea churning with white foam.” (风暴过后,海面白浪翻涌。)
- “Investors grew nervous as the market kept churning wildly.” (市场持续剧烈震荡,投资者愈发紧张。)
- “The company is struggling with churning subscribers after the price hike.” (涨价后,公司正为客户大量流失而头疼。)
“Churn” 来自古英语 cyrn 或 cyren(搅乳器),与制作黄油的传统器具直接相关。
动词 “churn” 加 “-ing” 表示正在搅拌,或形容动荡、翻涌、流失的状态。
农业社会中 churning butter 是日常劳作;现代 SaaS 行业高度关注 churn rate(流失率);金融监管机构警惕 brokers churning client accounts(替客户过度交易以赚取佣金)。
- 原形: churn
- 名词: churn, churn rate
- 固定搭配: “churning butter” (搅黄油), “stomach churning” (胃里翻江倒海), “customer churning” (客户流失)
老式 churn 搅乳器来回翻搅——churning 就是剧烈搅动,或像被搅动一样动荡不安。
“Sitting in turbulence, she felt her stomach churning while the plane bucked through churning clouds.” (飞机在乱云中颠簸时,她坐着感到胃里一阵翻涌。)