| 词汇 | slumping |
| 释义 | slumping present participle ofslump 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 freeze knock off (something) knock someone down mark something down nosedive overdiscount post-devaluation spiral tumble 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 slump slumped sprawl stoop stooped Examples of slumpingslumping In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It may be that slumping occurred earlier than expected. The homogenous, flat outer crater zone differs from morphological features obtained by slumping or by downfaulting of a terraced zone. With a slumping economy and an unpopular incumbent, an out-party may achieve success despite an inappropriate strategy. The slumping phase occurs over a sufficiently short time scale that the effects of mixing are likely to be of secondary importance. It is argued and confirmed by experiment that the inertial phase is absent if viscous effects become important before the slumping phase has been completed. The current remains in this slumping phase until the depth ratio of current to intruded fluid is reduced to less than about 0,075. The gravity current is in the slumping phase in each view. This will reduce over-cultivation with its attendant problems, such as slumping of the ridge, as well as compaction. Armchair scholars may be slumping, but the odds of an author being a screen-tied modeller are increasing. Output is slumping and costs are rising—a remarkable combination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He talks about increasing investment, but investment is slumping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not make an effort to check the slumping standards of tabloid journalism, the situation will get worse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The considerable increases in food costs because of the slumping pound would have been avoided because it would be worth more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everything has been slumping and dropping in value and traders have not known where they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is essential to break the mould of slumping down in front of a television set day in and day out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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