191216

Question 1

atrophy

Answer 1

When a city’s population falls, tax receipts tumble and services atrophy.

Question 2

attrition

Answer 2

It spent $125m up front on programming and promotions rather than engage in a long war of attrition with the established channels.
公司提前投资1.25亿美元用于节目制作和宣传，而不是用于已有频道的持久消耗战。