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word slump
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/slʌ̱mp/
1
[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

2
[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

3
[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 ; NAmE slʌmp /
verb
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noun
slump slumps slumped slumping
verb 1 [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。
noun 1 slump(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
2 a 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 ; NAmE slʌmp /
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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 number OPP  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 jobs OPP  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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slump

[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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