a foreign trade deficit

基本解释

It is all because of the trade deficit, they are told – a visible manifestation of a major loss of production to foreign competition.
他们被告知，一切都是因为贸易逆差——它是生产严重流失到外国竞争对手那里的明确证明。
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China is continually in a deficit state in trade with ASEAN, so that ASEAN becomes an important trade partner facilitating balance of China's foreign trade.
中国在与东盟贸易中，持续处于逆差，成为我国对外贸易平衡的重要贸易伙伴。
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But Vietnam posted a $1 billion trade deficit in January -- a problem that has put pressure on its foreign exchange reserves.
但是，今年1月越南贸易逆差却高达10亿美元，对其外汇储备形成压力。
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America, of course, still imports a massive amount of foreign oil and runs a substantial energy-related trade deficit.
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So too is the record amount of foreign capital flowing into the country and a trade deficit that's tripled in the last year.
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