trade deficit

1. N-COUNT A trade deficit is a situation in which a country imports goods worth more than the value of the goods that it exporvts. 貿(mào)易逆差[商業(yè)] [usu sing]

The US trade deficit grew to just under $30 billion in the third quarter. 美國的貿(mào)易逆差在第三季度增加到恰好低於300億美元的水平。