bottom
To reach the lowest point or level before starting to rise or improve again. It is frequently used in academic and economic contexts to describe data cycles or market trends reaching their minimum value.
أمثلة
3 من 5House prices finally bottomed last month after a long decline.
Real estate costs reached their lowest point last month before stabilizing.
The economic indicators suggest the recession has bottomed out.
Data shows the period of economic decline has reached its lowest level and is poised for recovery.
My energy levels bottomed after the long hike.
I reached the point where I had the least possible energy remaining.
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of the 'bottom' of a bowl; once a marble rolling down hits the bottom, it can only go back up the other side.
اختبار سريع
Analysts are hopeful that the unemployment rate has finally ____ out.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: bottomed
أمثلة
House prices finally bottomed last month after a long decline.
everydayReal estate costs reached their lowest point last month before stabilizing.
The economic indicators suggest the recession has bottomed out.
formalData shows the period of economic decline has reached its lowest level and is poised for recovery.
My energy levels bottomed after the long hike.
informalI reached the point where I had the least possible energy remaining.
The researchers noted that the population decline bottomed during the mid-1990s.
academicScientists observed that the lowest point of the population loss occurred in the mid-1990s.
We believe the commodity price will bottom near the fifty-dollar mark.
businessOur firm expects the price to stop falling once it hits roughly fifty dollars.
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
bottom out
to reach the lowest point before starting to increase again
the bottom line
the most important factor or the net profit of a business
from the bottom of my heart
with complete sincerity and deep feeling
يُخلط عادةً مع
Base refers to a physical foundation or support, whereas 'bottom' as a verb specifically describes the process of hitting the lowest point of a trend.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
In academic and business English, the verb is almost always used as the phrasal verb 'bottom out' when discussing statistics or economic cycles.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners often use 'bottom' as a transitive verb (e.g., 'to bottom the price'), but it is typically intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object.
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of the 'bottom' of a bowl; once a marble rolling down hits the bottom, it can only go back up the other side.
أصل الكلمة
Derived from the Old English 'botm', meaning the lowest part, ground, or foundation of something.
أنماط نحوية
السياق الثقافي
In Western business culture, 'bottoming out' is often viewed with cautious optimism as it signals the end of a downward trend.
اختبار سريع
Analysts are hopeful that the unemployment rate has finally ____ out.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: bottomed
قواعد ذات صلة
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unknown
A1A person or thing that is not known, recognized, or familiar. It often refers to a mysterious situation or a person who has not yet achieved fame or success.
of
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in
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it
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on
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as
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this
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by
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we
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or
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