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

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。
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。
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。
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。
UK, US and European nations all clamped down on short selling during the crisis over fears it was exacerbating market slumps, particularly in financial stocks.
在金融危机期间，英国、美国和欧洲其它国家全都限制卖空交易，因为担忧卖空交易会加剧市场（尤其是金融类股）的暴跌。
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。
To combat afternoon slumps in enthusiasm and focus, take a walk during the lunch hour.
为了避免一到下午热情和注意力出现骤减，你可以在午餐时间散散步。
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。
Much of the pain this year will continue to be felt in the US, where slumps in the housing and credit markets sapped consumer demand for vehicles.
今年，美国将继续感受大部分痛苦，美国住房及信贷市场的低迷侵蚀了消费者对汽车的需求。
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。