slump

verb

1. （价格、价值、数量等）骤降，猛跌，锐减
   to fall in price, value, number, etc., suddenly and by a large amount
   1. Sales have slumped this year.
      今年销售量锐减。
   2. Profits slumped by over 50%.
      利润突降50%以上。
   3. The paper's circulation has slumped to 90 000.
      此报纸的发行量骤减至9万份。
2. 重重地坐下（或倒下）
   to sit or fall down heavily
   1. The old man slumped down in his chair.
      老先生一屁股跌坐到椅子上。
   2. She slumped to her knees.
      她扑通一声跪倒在地。

noun

1. （销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降，猛跌，锐减
   a sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of sth, etc.
   1. a slump in profits
      利润锐减
2. 萧条期；衰退
   a period when a country's economy or a business is doing very badly
   1. the slump of the 1930s
      20世纪30年代的大萧条
   2. The toy industry is in a slump.
      玩具业现在不景气。

1. VERB 急剧下降;暴跌
   If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount.
   1. Net profits slumped by 41%...
      净利润暴跌了 41%。
   2. Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s.
      苏格兰政府的支持率骤跌至 20 世纪 70 年代以来的最低水平。 Slump is also a noun.
   3. ...a slump in property prices.
      房地产价格的暴跌
2. N-COUNT 不景气;萧条;衰退
   A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor.
   1. ...the slump of the early 1980s.
      20 世纪 80 年代初的大萧条
3. VERB (因疲劳、生病等而重重)倒下，跌倒
   If you slump somewhere, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill.
   1. She slumped into a chair...
      她轰然倒在了椅子上。
   2. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel.
      他看见司机一头栽在了方向盘上。

1. The likelihood is that the slump will be followed by a period of buoyancy.
   萧条过后经济有可能会出现一段时期的繁荣。
2. There should be compensation for British farmers hit by the slump in demand
   应该给受到需求锐减影响的英国农民提供补偿金。
3. 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。
4. Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand
   因需求量大幅下降，全国的工人都开工不足。
5. He can afford to sit out the property slump.
   他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。
6. Net profits slumped by 41%
   净利润暴跌了41%。
7. Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s.
   苏格兰政府的支持率骤跌至20世纪70年代以来的最低水平。Slumpisalsoanoun.
8. She slumped into a chair
   她轰然倒在了椅子上。
9. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel.
   他看见司机一头栽在了方向盘上。
10. The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending
    目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。
11. 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。
12. Other researchers predict that a slump in the US would lead to single-digit or even negative growth this year.
    其它一些研究机构则预计，美国经济低迷将导致今年出现个位数的增长，或者甚至出现负增长。
13. The deflation we fear is a large slump in the price level and a permanent shift in price expectations.
    我们担心的通缩是价格水平大幅下降，同时价格预期发生永久性转变。
14. But it will not prevent the worst slump of our generation.
    但它无法阻止严重萧条的到来&这将是我们这代人面临的最严重萧条。
15. Rising commodity prices were once taken as a positive sign that a protracted slump had been avoided.
    大宗商品价格上涨一度被视作一个积极信号，意味着我们避开了持久衰退。
16. If markets or the economy slump again, investors'appetite for new shares will evaporate.
    如果经济和市场再次萧条，投资者对于购买新股的胃口将大幅减小。
17. Japan promptly fell into a decade of slump.
    不久，日本陷入了长达10年的衰退。
18. China would face a slump and the mother of all banking crises.
    中国将面临一场暴跌和迄今规模最大的银行业危机。
19. The real cause of fiscal deterioration was the damage wreaked on tax revenues by this protracted slump.
    财政恶化的真正原因是旷日持久的萧条对税收的破坏性影响。
20. The political need to support exports is being heightened by fears of a possible slump in domestic consumption.
    对国内消费可能骤降的担忧，突显了支持出口的政治需要。
21. The slump has been exacerbated by capacity issues.
    接待能力问题加剧了经济衰退的影响。
22. More striking, speculators have been betting that natural gas prices will slump.
    更说明问题的是，投机者一直押注天然气价格暴跌。
23. I voted for Reagan because I think he can lead us out of this terrible economic slump.
    我投了里根的票，因为我觉得他能领导我们摆脱经济萧条。
24. Despite the slump in consumer confidence McCall still expects demand for some items to rise next month.
    尽管不景气，消费者信心麦考尔仍预计需求的一些项目下个月上升。
25. The economy had begun to slump, unemployment had risen.
    经济开始萧条，失业人数上升。
26. The housing slump has been the biggest drag on the economy, which has slowed sharply in recent months.
    住房萧条已经最大幅度地拖累了经济发展，最近几个月来经济发展速度大幅减缓。
27. The continuing slump in world oil demand.
    全世界对石油需求量的持续下降。
28. The housing slump has cut demand for iron ore, energy and other commodities.
    房地产市场低迷降低了对铁矿石、能源和其他大宗商品的需求。
29. I predicted the UK house price slump of 2007.
    我成功预测了2007年的英国房价下跌。

noun

1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
   1. the team went into a slump
   2. a gradual slack in output
   3. a drop-off in attendance
   4. a falloff in quality

   Synonym:    slackdrop-offfallofffalling off

2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

   Synonym:    depressioneconomic crisis

verb

1. fall heavily or suddenly
   1. The real estate market fell off

   Synonym:    fall offsink

2. go down in value
   1. the stock market corrected
   2. prices slumped

   Synonym:    declinecorrect

3. fall or sink heavily
   1. He slumped onto the couch
   2. My spirits sank

   Synonym:    slide downsink

4. assume a drooping posture or carriage

   Synonym:    slouch