slumps

英 [slʌmps]

美 [slʌmps]

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
slump的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Much of the pain this year will continue to be felt in the US, where slumps in the housing and credit markets sapped consumer demand for vehicles.
  今年，美国将继续感受大部分痛苦，美国住房及信贷市场的低迷侵蚀了消费者对汽车的需求。
• This is the cycle of economic booms and slumps.
  这是经济繁荣和经济萧条的周期变化。
• Not all deflations bring about slumps.
  并非所有通货紧缩都会导致经济衰退。
• The property market and exports were leading drivers of the booming Chinese economy over the past decade and the slumps in both have taken a heavy toll.
  房地产市场和出口是过去10年中国经济繁荣的主要推动力量。这两个市场的暴跌已带来了严重影响。
• The recent surge in the dollar and slumps in currencies such as the euro and the yen have been attributed largely to the introduction of unorthodox monetary measures by central banks.
  近期美元大幅上涨，而欧元和日元走低，基本上都被归因于相关央行推出非正统的货币政策。
• Although output growth is slowing as the housing market slumps, petrol prices have plunged in the past couple of months and the stock market is up.
  虽然产量成长缓慢，一如住宅市场萎靡不振，过去的几月间，汽油价格下滑，股市上扬。
• To combat afternoon slumps in enthusiasm and focus, take a walk during the lunch hour.
  为了避免一到下午热情和注意力出现骤减，你可以在午餐时间散散步。
• Unexpected slumps or fluctuations in sales can kill a business if it is not prepared for them.
  如果没有做好准备，销售量意外暴跌或波动就可能会扼杀一个企业。
• But, in the absence of exchange rate flexibility and in the presence of high interest rates, cutting fiscal deficits on its own may well exacerbate slumps.
  但在没有弹性汇率，而利率高企的前提下，单纯削减财政赤字很可能会加重经济低迷。
• The back of her hair and her veil are lifted, and then she slumps down in the car.
  布托背后的头发和面纱都被掀了起来，她突然跌进了车里。