| 单词 | slump |
| 释义 | slump (once / 1171 pages) vn To slump is to fall or slouch down. It's also a downturn in performance — a struggling ballplayer and a sinking economy are both in a slump. There are many kinds of slumps, but they all involve things going downhill. If you slide down in your chair, you slump. Other slumps are less physical. If a successful quarterback starts losing games and throwing interceptions, that's a slump. The original meaning of slump, back in the 1670s, was "fall or sink into a muddy place," while the more figurative meanings came much later. WORD FAMILYslump: slumped, slumping, slumps USAGE EXAMPLESDefoe’s equalizer prevented Sunderland slumping to a third successive loss. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Bentonite mining companies such as Wyo-Ben say they suffered during a recent slump in oil and gas drilling but business is picking back up. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) U.S. stocks slumped on the last trading day of the year Friday, but major indexes still posted solid gains in 2016. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1v fall or sink heavily He slumped onto the couch Syn|Hyper sink, slide down break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way break down, literally or metaphorically 2v assume a drooping posture or carriage Syn|Hyper slouch droop, flag, sag, swag droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness 3v fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly Syn|Hyper fall off, sink drop, drop down, sink fall or descend to a lower place or level drop go down in value 4v go down in value prices slumped Syn|Hyper correct, decline come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 5n a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality the team went into a slump Syn|Hyper drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening process of changing to an inferior state 6n a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment Syn|Exp|Hyper depression, economic crisis Great Depression the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s crisis an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty economic conditionthe condition of the economy |
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