junk status

基本解释

The average bond rating fell from A in 1981 to BBB- today, just one notch above junk status.
债券平均评级已经从1981年的A滑落至如今的BBB-，距垃圾债不过一步之遥。
But these are desperate times. Investment analysts, most recently Moody's, have downgraded the company's debt rating to junk status.
然而现在时世多舛，投资分析家们——尤其最近来自穆迪氏（译注：Moody's，世界著名风险分析公司）的分析家——已经将时报公司的债务评级调低至“垃圾级别”。
After weeks of trying to convince the markets that it could finance its debt, the country saw its credit rating cut to junk status, a first for a euro-zone member.
数周以来，希腊政府设法让人们信服他们有能力偿还债务。可是国家信用评级降至垃圾级，希腊成为首个出现垃圾级别的欧元区国家。

However,concerns about the stability of Greece , and other financially-troubled European countries, increased after the Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Greek bonds to speculative or "junk" status Tuesday.

Within 24 hours its ratings were slashed four notches, to junk status, recalls Babar.
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It cut the other portion of MBIA's business to "B-three, " which is junk status.
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At the other end of the smartphone business, Nokia's credit rating was downgraded to junk status by Fitch.
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