slump

verb

/slʌmp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they slump	/slʌmp/ /slʌmp/
he / she / it slumps	/slʌmps/ /slʌmps/
past simple slumped	/slʌmpt/ /slʌmpt/
past participle slumped	/slʌmpt/ /slʌmpt/
-ing form slumping	/ˈslʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈslʌmpɪŋ/

[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 synonym drop
- Sales have slumped this year.今年销售量锐减。
- slump by something Profits slumped by over 50 per cent.利润下降了50%以上。
- slump (from something) (to something) The paper's circulation has slumped to 90 000.此报纸的发行量骤减至 9 万份。
Wordfinder
- boom
- decline
- dip
- fluctuate
- level off/out
- peak
- plateau
- plummet
- slump
- trend
- Oil prices have slumped quite badly in recent months.近几个月石油价格暴跌。
- Shares in the company slumped from £2.75 to £1.54.公司的股价从 2.75 英镑跌到了 1.54 英镑。
Topics Moneyc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- alarmingly
- badly
- dramatically
- …
preposition
- by
- from
- to
- …
[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。
- Bart was slumped in front of the TV.巴特一屁股坐到电视前。
- He lay slumped over the steering wheel.他瘫倒在方向盘上。
- He slumped against the wall.他靠着墙重重倒下。
- He was found slumped in a pool of blood by security guards.保安发现他倒在血泊中。
- I walked in and saw him slumped over.我进来时，看见他倒在地上。
- She slumped back in her seat.她跌坐回座位上。
- She slumped onto the bed.她一下子倒在床上。
- She was sitting with her head slumped forward.她耷拉着头坐着。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a little
- forward
- over
- …
preposition
- against
- in
- in front of
- …
phrases
- be found slumped…
- lie slumped…
- sit slumped…
- …

词源late 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fall into a bog’): probably imitative and related to Norwegian slumpe ‘to fall’.

slump

noun

/slʌmp/

slump (in something) a sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of something, etc.（销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降，猛跌，锐减 synonym decline
- a slump in profits利润锐减
- This is the worst slump in property prices since the 1990s.这是自20世纪90年代以来最严重的房地产价格暴跌。
- The share-price slump has wiped about $10 billion off the company's value.股票价格暴跌使该公司市值一下子损失了 100 亿美元。
- a severe slump in much-needed foreign investment急需的国外投资的锐减
- The recession led to a slump in consumer spending.经济衰退导致消费开支急剧下滑。
Topics Moneyc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- global
- world
- worldwide
- …
preposition
- in a slump
- into slump
- slump in
- …
a period when a country’s economy or a business is doing very badly萧条期；衰退
- the slump of the 1930s20 世纪 30 年代的大萧条
- Housing sales are finally coming out of a three-month slump.房屋销售终于走出了连续三个月的萧条期。
- The toy industry is in a slump.玩具业现在不景气。
- The economy is in a prolonged slump.经济陷入长期衰退。
- The industry is sinking into a slump.该产业正陷入衰退。
- The present slump has hit manufacturing hard.目前的金融危机严重打击了制造业。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- global
- world
- worldwide
- …
preposition
- in a slump
- into slump
- slump in
- …

compare boom

词源late 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fall into a bog’): probably imitative and related to Norwegian slumpe ‘to fall’.