slowdown

英 [ˈsləʊdaʊn]

美 [ˈsloʊdaʊn]

n.  减速; 减缓

复数：slowdowns　

Collins.1 / BNC.23707 / COCA.10257

牛津词典

noun

• 减速；减缓
  a reduction in speed or activity
• 减速；减缓
  a reduction in speed or activity

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 放慢;放缓
  Aslowdownis a reduction in speed or activity.
  1. There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
     经济增长的速度明显放慢。
• N-COUNT 怠工
  Aslowdownis a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly and cause problems for their employers.
  1. It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
     要估算出究竟多少高级职员参与了怠工是不可能的。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 go-slow

英英释义

noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind
  Synonym:lagretardation

双语例句

• But other recent indicators suggest a possible slowdown in renminbi take-up by investors and companies.
  但近来的其他指标也表明，投资者和公司转向人民币的速度可能在放缓。
• That has been a significant factor in the current growth slowdown, as developers cut back on construction.
  这是导致目前中国经济增长放缓的一个重要因素，因为开发商减少了建设活动。
• Restrictive monetary policy will lead to an economic slowdown in emerging markets.
  限制性货币政策将导致新兴市场经济增长放缓。
• But this autumn, we find ourselves in a serious global economic slowdown.
  全球经济在这个秋天陷入了严重放缓的困境。
• A slowdown in productivity growth suggests that they may have reached a limit.
  劳动生产率增长放缓表明，各家企业可能已达到了产能的极限。
• The drop also reflects investor concern about a further slowdown in the Chinese economy, say analysts and investors.
  分析人士和投资者说，人民币走低还反映出投资者担心中国经济会进一步放缓。
• But banks 'hesitation to extend new loans further compounds the slowdown in growth that emerging markets already face.
  但银行在发放新贷款上的迟疑，加剧了新兴市场本已面临的增长放缓。
• It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
  要估算出究竟多少高级职员参与了怠工是不可能的。
• They appear to be increasingly concerned about China's economic slowdown.
  他们似乎越来越担心中国经济增速的放缓。
• A slowdown in the economy caused us to incur great losses.
  经济的减缓使我们遭受了很大的损失。