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
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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

• 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。
• 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。
• The slumps in demand that slashed developed world deficits are now giving way to recovery.
  需求滑坡使发达国家赤字大幅下降，但现在这种状况正让位于经济复苏。
• When the economy slumps, companies typically find themselves with large stocks of unsold goods.
  当经济衰退来临，公司通常发现他们的产成品库存量很大。
• The US, Spain, Ireland, Portugal and Greece have all suffered unprecedented property slumps in recent years.
  美国、西班牙、爱尔兰、葡萄牙和希腊的房地产市场最近几年都出现了史无前例的暴跌。
• 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。
• Such precipitous slumps are proof that even vast financial resources and powerful brands mean nothing in fast-changing industries.
  这些情况表明，在快速变革的行业，即便是巨额财力和强大品牌也无济于事。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not all deflations bring about slumps.
  并非所有通货紧缩都会导致经济衰退。