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slump

英  [slʌmp]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • slumps

    1. [C 可数名词] （价值等的）暴跌

    A slump in the value of something is a sudden fall by a large amount.

    双语例句

    例：

    The council's land is now worth much less than originally hoped because of a slump in property prices.

    由于地产价格的暴跌，委员会的土地目前大不如原来所希望的那么值钱了。

    2. [C 可数名词] 经济萧条时期

    A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor.

    近义词

    recession

    双语例句

    例：

    the slump of the early 1980s.

    20世纪80年代初期的经济萧条时期。

    VERB. 动词

  • slumps , slumping , slumped

    1. [I 不及物动词] （价值等）暴跌

    If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount.

    双语例句

    例：

    Net profits slumped by 41.

    净利润暴跌了41。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 瘫倒 , （因劳累或生病等）跌坐

    If you slump somewhere, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example, because you are very tired or you feel ill.

    双语例句

    例：

    She slumped into a chair.

    她瘫倒在一张椅子上。

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