Having taken a battering from nervy investors this year, companies such as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Uber have slowed hiring.

今年受到神经质投资者的打击后，Alphabet、Meta、微软和优步等公司放缓了招聘步伐。

But for the hard ones, the worst is still ahead: employment weakens, along with housing, and investors take a battering.

但对于困难的人来说，最坏的情况还在后面：就业疲软，住房和投资者遭受重创。

The aroma of burning tobacco lingered on your clothes for the rest of day and your health took a battering from passive smoking.

在接下来的一天里，烟草燃烧的香气会在你的衣服上挥之不去，你的健康也因被动吸烟而受到损害。

Many emerging-market currencies have taken a battering since the election in November of Donald Trump raised expectations of faster monetary tightening in America and sent the dollar soaring.

由于特朗普去年11月份当选美国总统提振了收紧美国货币政策和美元走强的预期，许多新兴市场的货币遭受重创。