In the u.s. , for example , the federal reserve seems to be hunkering down for an extended period of slow growth .

比方说在美国，美联储看来是放低身段准备应对长期的缓慢增长。

In other debt-ridden western countries , including much of the euro zone , vested interests and tribal voter blocks are hunkering down to resist reforms and defend dwindling privileges .

在其他负债的西方国家中，包括许多欧元区国家，既得利益和地区的投票集团都静坐反对改革，维护自身皱缩的特权。

The presidential candidates are hunkering down and trying to avoid looking partisan as this big , wet storm heads for the eastern seaboard .

当这个巨大的热带风暴在东南沿海登陆时，两位总统候选人都刻意保持着低调，而且尽量避免看起来带有某种倾向性。

Suzuki said last month that it was cancelling plans to build a russian factory , but most foreign firms are hunkering down and waiting for an upturn .

上个月铃木说，他们取消了再俄罗斯建厂的计划，但是大部分的外国公司在在静待好转和一个回暖。

With financial markets so volatile and companies " hunkering down " for a long slog through a recession , there are few indicators of what 's coming up .

由于金融市场如此反复无常，许多公司在经济衰退的长期打击下开始抛售股票，很难看出将来会怎样。