Signs that an enfeebled U.S. economy is using less oil sent world crude prices below $70 a barrel, a dramatic turnaround for a market that not long ago had some predicting $200-a-barrel oil as early as next year.
Definition
enfeeble Show phoneticsverb [T] FORMAL
to make someone or something very weak
enfeebled Show phonetics
adjective FORMAL
turn sth around/round phrasal verb [M]
to change an unsuccessful business, plan or system so that it becomes successful:
The new management team turned the ailing company around in under six months.
turnaround Show phonetics
noun [S] (UK ALSO turnround)
1 when a business, plan or system suddenly becomes successful:
The chairman, Tony Bramall, was responsible for the turnaround in the company's fortunes.
2 any change from one thing to its opposite:
What a turnaround - at halftime they were losing 3-0, but in the end they won 4-3.
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