cushion the blow

基本解释

If there were another supply or demand shock, the farm-trade system would not cushion the blow.
若是爆发另一场供给或是需求风暴，粮食贸易系统不会起缓冲的作用。
Domestic demand had been expected to cushion the blow of weaker exports, but instead it was hit by two forces.
国内需求期盼对疲软的出口的打击能得到缓解，而事实上其遭到了两方面的打击。
But a harder landing would have big implications for commodities markets and could temper China's ability to cushion the blow to the global economy from the credit crisis.
但一次比较沉重的“硬着陆”，将会对大宗商品市场产生重大影响，并削弱中国缓冲信贷危机对全球经济冲击的能力。
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