slumps
A slump in the value of something is a sudden fall by a large amount.
The council's land is now worth much less than originally hoped because of a slump in property prices.
由于地产价格的暴跌,委员会的土地目前大不如原来所希望的那么值钱了。
A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor.
the slump of the early 1980s.
20世纪80年代初期的经济萧条时期。
slumps , slumping , slumped
If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount.
Net profits slumped by 41.
净利润暴跌了41。
If you slump somewhere, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example, because you are very tired or you feel ill.
She slumped into a chair.
她瘫倒在一张椅子上。