Deflation can make a slowing economy worse, because falling prices give consumers an incentive to delay purchases until prices fall further.

通货紧缩会使下滑的经济状况更加恶化，因为商品价格下降使消费者倾向于推迟购买，直到物价进一步下跌。

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We also suggest a modified flow price to make a further progress in delay performance for IxEV-DO system.

并在此基础上对流量价格引入延迟分量，进一步改善了系统的延迟特性。

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Deflation is bad for an economy as it tends to make consumers and businesses delay major purchases in the expectation that prices will fall further in the future.

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