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2005.10.06(Review of 2004.07.07 edition)
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BOOM (v, n) 景気づく／にわか景気
- If business or an industry is booming, business is increasing rapidly. If the economy is booming, it is growing rapidly.
A boom is a period when business or the economy is booming. - boom は、景気づく、という意味です。企業や産業が急成長しているときや、急速に景気がよくなっているときに使います。
名詞の boom は、企業の業績が急に伸びたり、景気が急上昇したりする経済の好調期のことを言います。
- a: How's business these days?
b: Booming! We've had a record year. - The real estate market in many parts of the world continues to boom. In some cities, property values are increasing 20 to 40% a year!
- I took a trip home last month and, wow, was I surprised! The city is really booming! It might be time for me to move back there.
- The economies in many countries experience boom and bust cycles.
- The economic boom of the 1980s sure was an exciting time to be doing business.
Keep smiling!