cushion the blow

基本解釋

If there were another supply or demand shock, the farm-trade system would not cushion the blow.
若是爆發(fā)另一場供給或是需求風(fēng)暴，糧食貿(mào)易系統(tǒng)不會起緩沖的作用。
Domestic demand had been expected to cushion the blow of weaker exports, but instead it was hit by two forces.
國內(nèi)需求期盼對疲軟的出口的打擊能得到緩解，而事實上其遭到了兩方麪的打擊。
But a harder landing would have big implications for commodities markets and could temper China's ability to cushion the blow to the global economy from the credit crisis.
但一次比較沉重的“硬著陸”，將會對大宗商品市場産生重大影響，竝削弱中國緩沖信貸危機(jī)對全球經(jīng)濟(jì)沖擊的能力。
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