slump

英 [slʌmp]

美 [slʌmp]

v.  (价格、价值、数量等)骤降，猛跌，锐减; 重重地坐下(或倒下)
n.  (销售量、价格、价值等的)骤降，猛跌，锐减; 萧条期; 衰退

过去式：slumped　过去分词：slumped　现在分词：slumping　复数：slumps　第三人称单数：slumps　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6160 / COCA.6804

牛津词典

verb

• （价格、价值、数量等）骤降，猛跌，锐减
  to fall in price, value, number, etc., suddenly and by a large amount
  1. Sales have slumped this year.
     今年销售量锐减。
  2. Profits slumped by over 50%.
     利润突降50%以上。
  3. The paper's circulation has slumped to 90 000.
     此报纸的发行量骤减至9万份。
• 重重地坐下（或倒下）
  to sit or fall down heavily
  1. The old man slumped down in his chair.
     老先生一屁股跌坐到椅子上。
  2. She slumped to her knees.
     她扑通一声跪倒在地。

noun

• （销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降，猛跌，锐减
  a sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of sth, etc.
  1. a slump in profits
     利润锐减
• 萧条期；衰退
  a period when a country's economy or a business is doing very badly
  1. the slump of the 1930s
     20世纪30年代的大萧条
  2. The toy industry is in a slump.
     玩具业现在不景气。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 急剧下降;暴跌
  If something such as the value of somethingslumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount.
  1. Net profits slumped by 41%...
     净利润暴跌了 41%。
  2. Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s.
     苏格兰政府的支持率骤跌至 20 世纪 70 年代以来的最低水平。Slumpis also a noun.
  3. ...a slump in property prices.
     房地产价格的暴跌
• N-COUNT 不景气;萧条;衰退
  Aslumpis a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor.
  1. ...the slump of the early 1980s.
     20 世纪 80 年代初的大萧条
• VERB (因疲劳、生病等而重重)倒下，跌倒
  If youslumpsomewhere, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill.
  1. She slumped into a chair...
     她轰然倒在了椅子上。
  2. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel.
     他看见司机一头栽在了方向盘上。

英英释义

noun

• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
  1. the team went into a slump
  2. a gradual slack in output
  3. a drop-off in attendance
  4. a falloff in quality
  Synonym:slackdrop-offfallofffalling off
• a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
  Synonym:depressioneconomic crisis

verb

• fall heavily or suddenly
  1. The real estate market fell off
  Synonym:fall offsink
• go down in value
  1. the stock market corrected
  2. prices slumped
  Synonym:declinecorrect
• fall or sink heavily
  1. He slumped onto the couch
  2. My spirits sank
  Synonym:slide downsink
• assume a drooping posture or carriage
  Synonym:slouch

双语例句

• More striking, speculators have been betting that natural gas prices will slump.
  更说明问题的是，投机者一直押注天然气价格暴跌。
• Rising commodity prices were once taken as a positive sign that a protracted slump had been avoided.
  大宗商品价格上涨一度被视作一个积极信号，意味着我们避开了持久衰退。
• The deflation we fear is a large slump in the price level and a permanent shift in price expectations.
  我们担心的通缩是价格水平大幅下降，同时价格预期发生永久性转变。
• Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand
  因需求量大幅下降，全国的工人都开工不足。
• The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending
  目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。
• The economy had begun to slump, unemployment had risen.
  经济开始萧条，失业人数上升。
• If markets or the economy slump again, investors'appetite for new shares will evaporate.
  如果经济和市场再次萧条，投资者对于购买新股的胃口将大幅减小。
• Because of the slump in domestic demand, production has stopped.
  由于国内需求大幅下降，生产已经停止。
• There should be compensation for British farmers hit by the slump in demand
  应该给受到需求锐减影响的英国农民提供补偿金。
• Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s.
  苏格兰政府的支持率骤跌至20世纪70年代以来的最低水平。Slumpisalsoanoun.