slump
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
fall or flop heavily 沉重地落下或倒下
Tired from her walk she slumped (down) onto the sofa. 她走累了, 一屁股坐在沙發上.
They found her slumped over the steering wheel. 他們發現她倒伏在方向盤上.
2 [I] (of prices, trade, business activity) fall suddenly or greatly (指價格、 貿易、 商業活動)突然或大幅度下跌或減少
What caused share values to slump? 股價暴跌是什麼原因? slump, n
1 period when business is bad, sales are few, etc; depression(3) 商業蕭條期; 不景氣; 經濟衰退. Cf 參看 recession 1.
2 (US) period when a person, a team, etc has little success, poor results, etc (個人、 運動隊等的)低潮狀態(幾無進展、 成績不佳等)
a slump in her career 她事業中的低谷.