That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smartwatches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

对于那些希望智能手表能在日益成熟的智能手机和平板电脑市场上占据一席之地的公司来说，这是个坏消息。

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Home prices in 20 big American cities, by contrast, fell farther and have struggled to make up ground (see chart).

相比之下，美国20个大城市的房价下跌尤甚，并一直力图追赶(见图表)。

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They needed to make up ground on their competitors.

他们必须穷追猛赶竞争对手。

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Some premature celebrating by Roberts allowed Dragons full-back Martyn Thomas to make up some ground, but his desperate dive proved in vain.

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Reducing federal spending alone is insufficient to restore economic growth to anything approaching its post-World-War-II, 3.2% annual real-growth trend, much less make up lost ground.

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The Lightning ended a three-game losing streak while Buffalo failed to make up ground in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

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