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slump

UK //slʌmp//US //slʌmp//

词源

源自中古英语 'slumpen',可能与低地德语 'slumpen'(意为倒下或滑落)有关。

verb

❶ 指突然或大幅度地倒下、下降或减少,常用于描述经济、价格或人的状态突然变差。

“She slumped onto the sofa after a long day at work.”

(工作了一整天后,她瘫倒在沙发上。)

“The company's profits slumped by 30% last quarter.”

(公司上个季度的利润暴跌了30%。)

同义词:collapse, decline, drop, plummet, sag

noun

❶ 指突然的下降或低迷状态,通常用于经济、市场或人的表现不佳时期。

“The economy is in a slump due to the pandemic.”

(由于疫情,经济陷入低迷。)

“The team is trying to recover from a recent slump in performance.”

(球队正试图从最近的表现低迷中恢复过来。)

同义词:downturn, recession, decline, depression, slump

常见短语

economic slump — 指经济活动的显著下降或衰退期,通常伴随失业率上升和消费减少。

“The country is struggling to recover from the economic slump.”

(该国正在努力从经济衰退中恢复。)

slump in demand — 指对商品或服务的需求突然减少,通常导致价格下跌或生产减缓。

“The slump in demand for oil caused prices to drop sharply.”

(石油需求的下滑导致价格急剧下跌。)