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

• As the greenback slumps, these countries have ever-stronger domestic reasons to allow their currencies to rise.
  随着资金供给支持减少，这些国家已经有足够多的理由使得自己的本国货币升值。
• He slumps because he's shot. don't mean he's dead.
  他落马因为中弹，落马不表示他死了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They take the position that fiscal "stimulus" of all kinds is effective against slumps of all causes.
  他们认为，无论是应对由何种原因导致的衰退，各类财政“刺激”都是有效的。
• 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。
• 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 past six months have seen several slumps, each with a different trajectory.
  过去六个月中有过数次衰退，每次的轨迹都不同。
• 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。