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Inflation¹ winners and losers 13 Jan 15

Tue, 13 Jan 15

The UK's inflation figures are out later this morning and it's widely predicted² to have fallen below last month's figure of 1%. We'll ask who wins and who loses out from low inflation. Morrisons will become the last of the 'big four supermarkets' to share its Christmas trading figures later this morning. We'll look at how it's adapting to the changing supermarket landscape. As the price of a barrel³ of North Sea oil dropped to a new low again yesterday, we'll ask the boss of Aberdeen-based onshore oil and gas company Reach CSGUK if the UK's oil and gas industry can survive.

1 inflation   

n.胀大，夸张，通货膨胀

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• The inflation of the airbed took several minutes.给空气床垫充气花了几分钟时间。

2 predicted   

预言，预测，预示( predict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise. 他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• She delivered exactly when the doctor predicted she would. 她恰好在医生所说的预产期分娩了。

3 barrel   

n.圆桶；一桶的量；枪管；vt.把...装桶

参考例句：

• I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel.我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。
• The man rolled the barrel into the yard.那个人把圆桶滚进院子。