
好词典

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