[VERB 动词]急剧下降;暴跌 If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount.
[V prep]
[Also V]
Net profits slumped by 41%...
净利润暴跌了 41%。
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。 Slump is also a noun.
...a slump in property prices.
房地产价格的暴跌
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]不景气;萧条;衰退 A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor.
...the slump of the early 1980s.
20 世纪 80 年代初的大萧条
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[VERB 动词](因疲劳、生病等而重重)倒下,跌倒 If you slump somewhere, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill.
[V prep/adv]
[V-ed]
She slumped into a chair...
她轰然倒在了椅子上。
He saw the driver slumped over the wheel.
他看见司机一头栽在了方向盘上。
Oxford
slump/slʌmp; NAmEslʌmp/
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noun
slumpslumpsslumpedslumpingverb1[intransitive ]to fall in price, value, number, etc, suddenly and by a large amount (价格、价值、数量等)骤降,猛跌,锐减SYN
drop
◆Sales have slumped this year.今年销售量锐减。slumpby sth ◆Profits slumped by over 50%.利润突降 50% 以上。slump(from sth) (to sth) ◆The paper's circulation has slumped to 90 000.此报纸的发行量骤减至 9 万份。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to sit or fall down heavily 重重地坐下(或倒下)◆The old man slumped down in his chair.老先生一屁股跌坐到椅子上。◆She slumped to her knees.她扑通一声跪倒在地。noun1slump(in sth) a sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of sth, etc. (销售量、价格、价值等的)骤降,猛跌,锐减SYN
decline
◆a slump in profits利润锐减2a period when a country's economy or a business is doing very badly 萧条期;衰退◆the slump of the 1930s*20 世纪 30 年代的大萧条 ◆The toy industry is in a slump.玩具业现在不景气。☞compare
boom
n. (1 )slump/slʌmp; NAmEslʌmp/
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slump1 verb
slump2 noun
slumpslump1 /slʌmp/ ●○○ verb
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1[intransitive] to fall or lean against something because you are not strong enough to standslump against/over/back etc She slumped against the wall. Carol slumped back in her chair, defeated. Ben staggered and slumped onto the floor.2[intransitive] to suddenly go down in price, value, or numberOPP soar: Sales slumped by 20% last year.slump to The currency slumped to a record low.3[intransitive, transitive] (also be slumped) if your shoulders or head slump or are slumped, they bend forward because you are unhappy, tired, or unconscious: Her shoulders slumped and her eyes filled with tears.
slump1 verb
slump2 noun
slumpslump2 ●○○ noun [countable usually singular]
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1a sudden decrease in prices, sales, profits etcslump in a slump in car sales2a period when there is a reduction in business and many people lose their jobsOPP boom: The war was followed by an economic slump. a worldwide slump3especially American English a period when a player or team does not play wellin a slump The Dodgers have been in a slump for the last three weeks.
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[slʌmp]slumped, slumping, slumps
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slumped[365]
暴跌(78%),使倒下(9%),低潮状态(9%),猛然瘫坐(2%),大幅度下跌(2%)
vt.使降低;使衰落;使倒下
n.衰退;暴跌;消沉
vi.下降,衰落;倒下;大幅度下降,暴跌
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