slump

slump

[slʌmp]

v.大幅度下跌, 猛然瘫坐, 使倒下
n.暴跌, 低潮状态, (土地)下沉

例句与用法：

The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.

华尔街金融滑坡引起世界股票市场的连锁反应。

The current economic slump is an earnest of the major recession to come.

当前的经济滑坡预示着一次大的衰退即将来临。

The slump hit his business hard.

物价暴跌使他的生意大受打击。

词形变化：

动词过去式: slumped | 动词过去分词: slumped | 动词现在分词: slumping | 动词第三人称单数: slumps |

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vi.

1. (突然或沉重地)倒下, 陷落[Q][(+down)]

The old man slumped down in a chair.

老人猛地倒在椅子里。

2. (物价等)下跌; (经济等)衰落; (健康等)下降

Sales have slumped badly.

销售量锐减。

vt.

1. 使倒下

2. 使降低; 使衰落

n.[C]

1. 暴跌; 下降; 不景气

This brought about a heavy slump in prices.

这引起物价猛跌。

2. 消沉, 萎靡; 衰退

There was a serious slump in the 1930s.

二十世纪三十年代发生严重的经济衰退。