| 释义 |
slump/slʌmp/ n. & v.●n. 1 a sudden severe or prolonged fall in prices or values of commodities or securities (物价、商品或证券价值的)暴跌，下跌 2 a sharp or sudden decline in trade or business, usu. bringing widespread unemployment (通常导致大规模失业的贸易或商业)衰退，萧条 3 a lessening of interest or commitment in a subject or undertaking 消沉，萎靡 ●v. intr. 1 undergo a slump; fail; fall in price 暴跌；降价 2 sit or fall heavily or limply 陷落，坍塌 slumped into a chair 猛地倒在椅子里 3 lean or subside 倾斜；下沉 [17th c., originally ‘sink in a bog’: imitative] |