| 词汇 | slump |
| 释义 | slump verb uk /slʌmp/ us /slʌmp/ slumpverb (REDUCE SUDDENLY)[ I ] (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly: （价格、价值或销售额）猛跌，突然下降 The value of property has slumped.房产价值突然下跌。 Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year.过去一年汽车的销售额大幅度下降。 Price decreases bargain bear market bearishly closeout concessional couponer couponing debase deflate depreciate devalue drop off freeze knock off (something) knock someone down mark something down nosedive overdiscount post-devaluation spiral slumpverb (SIT/FALL)[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to sit or fall heavily and suddenly: 沉重地坐下（或倒下） She slumped into the chair, exhausted.她颓然跌坐在椅子上，筋疲力尽。 Not holding the body upright bent double bowed cower crouch double double (someone) up/over huddled hunch hunched loll lounge lounge around (something) scrunch slouch slouchy slumped sprawl stoop stooped slump noun uk /slʌmp/ us /slʌmp/ slumpnoun (REDUCTION/WORSENING)[ C ] a fall in the price, value, sales, etc. of something: （价格、价值、销售额等的）猛跌，暴跌 There's been a slump in the demand for new cars.新车的需求量猛跌。 [ C ] a period when an industry or the economy is in a bad state and there is a lot of unemployment: 萧条（期），衰落 an economic slump经济萧条 The airline industry is currently in a slump.当前航空业正处于萧条期。 [ C ] a period when someone is tired and does not have much energy: The body's desire for a nap is strongest in the afternoon slump. Simple carbohydrates are converted rapidly into glucose, which produces a short energy boost followed by an energy slump. [ C ] in sport, a period when a team or player is performing badly: Their mid-season slump seems to be well and truly behind them. He is battling a slump, not having won since late last year. Price decreases bargain bear market bearishly closeout concessional couponer couponing debase deflate depreciate devalue drop off freeze knock off (something) knock someone down mark something down nosedive overdiscount post-devaluation spiral You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Economics Tired and making tired Competing in sport Failing and doing badly slumpnoun (POSITION)[ C ] a position in which the body, or part of the upper body, is bent forwards or down in a heavy way, or the act of moving into this position: She has the classic adolescent slump. "They never choose me," she said with a slump of her shoulders. Posture attitude bearing body mechanics carriage carry crossed deportment orthostatic pose position postural posture power pose power posing soldierly strike strike an attitudeidiom suck suck something in slumpnoun (FOOD)[ C or U ]US a dish consisting of cooked fruit with a thick bread-like mixture on top, cooked in a flat saucepan on top of the cooker : Slump is sweetened fruit topped with dollops of dough and cooked on the stovetop. a recipe for a peach slump See also cobbler(FOOD)mainly US bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Puddings, desserts & ices baked Alaska baklava banana split bananas Foster banoffee pie croquembouche crumble dessert dulce de leche dumpling kugel lolly mochi mousseline Neapolitan ice cream sopaipilla sorbet soufflé spotted dick spumoni slump | American Dictionaryslump verb us/slʌmp/ slumpverb (FALL)[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] to fall heavily and suddenly: She slumped to the floor in a faint. slumpverb (BEND)[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] to stand or sit bent over, with the head and shoulders forward; slouch: The old man slumped in his chair, asleep. We both slumped against the wall. slumpverb (REDUCE SUDDENLY)[ I ] to fall suddenly in price, amount, or value: Home computer sales slumped dramatically last year. slump noun[ C ] us/slʌmp/ slumpnoun[C] (REDUCE SUDDENLY)a sudden fall in prices, amount, or value, or a period of time when something is in a bad state: a slump in the economy The team is in a slump this year. slump | Business Englishslump noun[ C ] uk /slʌmp/us a sudden reduction in value, quantity, etc.: Small investors were badly hit by the stock market slump. slump in sthThere has been a 23% slump in revenue. ECONOMICS a period of low economic activity: The company cut over 8000 jobs during the last economic slump. The government must take drastic measures to lift the country out of this slump Compare depression recession slump verb[ I ] uk /slʌmp/us to suddenly go down in value, quantity, etc.: The value of shares slumped by 80% over night. Sales slumped to an all-time low. Examples of slumpslump The homogenous, flat outer crater zone differs from morphological features obtained by slumping or by downfaulting of a terraced zone. The palynomorphs are discrete entities and not introduced as clasts by reworking or slumps. The gravity current is in the slumping phase in each view. He slumped forward in his chair. When people no longer do business in order to make a living, and when they cease all gainful activity, the business of civilization slumps, and everything decays. Second, and much to our surprise, the association of export booms with lower tariffs and export slumps with higher tariffs was entirely a post-1913 phenomenon. The upper sub-stage (b) of the lower stage of the upper turbidite system with chaotic bedding, slumps and slide planes is also interpreted as inner fan deposits. Sites 6 and 8 are sampled in two horizons which evidently slumped when the sediment was still a waterlogged slur ry and presumably soon after deposition. First, that the slumping takes place through a series of equal-area rectangles (see figures 9 and 10, plates 1 and 2, and the discussion in 9 4). I know the results of booms and slumps, bankruptcies and unemployment which has resulted from the speculative history of the cotton industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the last twelve years we have had booms alternated by slumps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry has learnt, from bitter experience, to fear the artificial booms as much as they fear the artificial slumps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are, in fact, products of the capitalist mode of society, subject to its booms and slumps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept that, at the time, it was pointed out that the steel industry is cyclical and prone to booms and slumps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been booms and there have been slumps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of slump These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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