slump的意思

slump

英式音标[slʌmp]
美式英标[slʌmp]

基本解释

vi. 下降，衰落；倒下；大幅度下降，暴跌

vt. 使降低；使衰落；使倒下

n. 衰退；暴跌；消沉

slump (v.): 1670s, "fall or sink into a muddy place," probably from a Scandinavian source such as Norwegian and Danish slumpe "fall upon," Swedish slumpa; perhaps ultimately of imitative origin. Related: Slumped; slumping.
The word "slump," or "slumped," has too coarse a sound to be used by a lady. [Eliza Leslie, "Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book," Philadelphia, 1839]
Economic sense from 1888.
slump (n.): "act of slumping, slumping movement," 1850; "heavy decline in prices on the stock exchange," 1888, from slump (v.). Generalized by 1922 to "sharp decline in trade or business."

1. Because of the slump in domestic demand, production has stopped.: 由于国内需求大幅下降，生产已经停止。

2. They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump.: 他们将讨论如何使经济走出低谷。

3. Goodyear could be vulnerable in a prolonged economic slump.: 经济长期疲软可能会对固特异公司造成影响。