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slumped

UK //slʌmpt//US //slʌmpt//

词源

源自中古英语slumpen(倒下),可能与低地德语slump(笨拙地移动)有关。

verb

❶ 指人或物体因无力支撑而突然倒下或弯曲,常因疲惫、虚弱或失去意识导致。

“After working for 12 hours, he slumped onto the couch.”

(工作12小时后,他瘫倒在沙发上。)

“The exhausted runner slumped against the wall.”

(筋疲力尽的跑步者倚着墙瘫坐下来。)

❶ 形容经济或数值突然大幅下跌,通常指短时间内显著下降。

“The stock market slumped after the economic report.”

(经济报告发布后股市暴跌。)

“Sales slumped during the recession.”

(经济衰退期间销售额骤降。)

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

adjective

❶ 描述无精打采的姿势或状态,通常因情绪低落或疲劳导致。

“He sat in a slumped position all afternoon.”

(整个下午他都无精打采地瘫坐着。)

“The slumped figure in the corner looked exhausted.”

(角落里那个蜷缩的身影看起来很疲惫。)

同义词:drooping, hunched, slouching

常见短语

slumped over — 形容人因极度疲惫或醉酒等原因向前倾倒的状态

“He was found slumped over his desk after working all night.”

(通宵工作后,他被发现趴在桌子上不省人事。)