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churned

UK //tʃɜːnd//US //tʃɜːrnd//

词源

源自古英语 'cyrin'(搅拌),与荷兰语 'karn' 和德语 'Kirne'(黄油搅拌器)同源。

verb

❶ 指剧烈搅拌或搅动液体,通常用于描述制作黄油时的动作,也可比喻为内心不安或思绪混乱的状态。

“She churned the cream until it turned into butter.”

(她不断搅拌奶油,直到它变成黄油。)

“The ocean waves churned violently during the storm.”

(暴风雨期间,海浪剧烈翻腾。)

❶ 在商业语境中,指客户频繁更换服务提供商的行为,常见于电信、银行等行业。

“The telecom company is struggling with high customer churn rates.”

(这家电信公司正面临高客户流失率的困扰。)

“Streaming services try to reduce churn by offering exclusive content.”

(流媒体平台通过提供独家内容来减少用户流失。)

同义词:agitated, stirred, whipped, tossed, swirled

常见短语

churn out — 指快速大量生产某物,常带有机械重复或质量一般的含义。

“The factory churns out thousands of toys every day.”

(这家工厂每天快速生产数千个玩具。)

churn rate — 商业术语,指特定时间段内停止使用服务或产品的客户比例。

“Their monthly churn rate dropped to 5% after improving customer service.”

(改善客户服务后,他们的月流失率降到了5%。)