Higher commodity prices have been weighing down consumers in the developed world.

物价攀升抑制了发达国家的消费者市场。

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But without ballast weighing down the bottom, the boat would list to its side and could trap Spotz underwater.

但是，如果在船舱底部没有压舱物，这船会向一边倾斜，这样会把斯伯茨困在水下。

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Mr Obama himself implied as much at a recent fund-raising dinner in California, when he said that rising prices were weighing down his approval rating.

最近，奥巴马先生本人也在一次举办于加尼福尼亚的筹款晚宴上暗示，价格上涨对自己的支持率有负面影响。

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Even new leadership will be hard pressed to buck the lack of innovation and consumer interest weighing down the industry.

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Those factors could be weighing down Blackstone and Fortress and could potentially damage the capital-raising plans of other alternative investment firms.

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"What's going on in Europe has clearly been weighing down market sentiment over all, " said Joseph Tanious, global market strategist at J.

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