他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。He can afford to sit out the property slump.尽管还处于萧条期，利润却迅猛增长。In spite of the recession, profits have galloped ahead.经济正处于萧条期。The economy is in the doldrums....

“萧条期”的英语可以翻译为：winter，[经] slack time ...