Only a major cratering in the global economy is likely to bring either brent or nymex oil prices back down to the lows seen in 2008 , says adam sieminski , chief energy economist at deutsche bank .
Yahoo weathered a difficult year that included a takeover attempt from microsoft corp. , a proxy fight from billionaire investor carl icahn , the collapse of a potentially lucrative partnership with rival google inc. and a cratering world economy .
Congress enacted a major stimulus plan to keep the economy from cratering .
国会通过了主要的刺激计划,以使经济不致于百孔千疮。
Cratering will generally result from an underground burst , just as for a surface burst .
和地面爆炸类似,地下爆炸通常会产生地面落坑。
Failure : pitting , cratering , or erosion of the surface . Obvious and significant deterioration .
失败:表面出现斑痕、坑凹或侵蚀,明显且重要的材料毁损。
But dramatically shrinking a huge public company - and a canadian jewel - is likely to be very difficult even if rim could find a buyer willing to pay a reasonable price for its cratering device business .