slump

🇬🇧 UK/slʌmp/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A sudden decline in performance, prices, or activity; a heavy, drooping collapse

(价格、业绩等的)暴跌,衰退;瘫倒

v.

To fall or collapse heavily; to decline sharply in value or performance; to slouch

猛然倒下;(价格等)暴跌;无精打采地坐

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slumpother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.economic slump经济衰退
  • 2.fall into a slump陷入低迷
  • 3.housing slump房市下滑
  • 4.snap out of a slump走出低谷

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The housing market experienced a severe slump following the financial crisis.

  • 2.

    After losing three games in a row, the team fell into a deep scoring slump.

  • 3.

    He slumped into his chair, exhausted after the grueling twelve-hour shift.

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