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

• UK, US and European nations all clamped down on short selling during the crisis over fears it was exacerbating market slumps, particularly in financial stocks.
  在金融危机期间，英国、美国和欧洲其它国家全都限制卖空交易，因为担忧卖空交易会加剧市场（尤其是金融类股）的暴跌。
• 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。
• Not all deflations bring about slumps.
  并非所有通货紧缩都会导致经济衰退。
• 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。
• As the market slumps, homeowners are taking action to stop the build-up of boards.
  随着市场的低迷，房主正在采取行动，制止集结板。
• The figures were far below forecasts, even in the light of sharp slumps in exports in November from both Taiwan and South Korea.
  即使考虑到台湾和韩国11月出口的急剧下降，这些数据也远低于预期。
• Imports of copper, oil and other commodities have set records as demand slumps elsewhere.
  在其它地区需求大幅萎缩的情况下，中国的铜、石油和其它大宗商品进口量均达到创纪录的水平。
• Modern democracies have the fiscal and monetary tools... to end chronic slumps and galloping inflations
  现代社会拥有结束周期性停滞和恶性通货膨胀的财政和金融手段
• If this adjustment is blocked by weak demand and very low inflation in core countries, the vulnerable countries will be locked into semi-permanent slumps.
  如果核心成员国的需求疲软和极低通胀导致调整难以展开，较疲弱的成员国就可能陷入持续时间较长的经济下滑。
• When the market slumps, there's no chance for a new product to sell in large numbers.
  当市场暴跌时，新产品根本没有机会大量销售。