slump

slump的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [slʌmp]
KK音标发音： [slʌmp]

slump的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

1. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
掉入，陷入：沉重地落下或沉下；倒塌：

She slumped, exhausted, onto the sofa.
她疲惫之极地倒在沙发上

2. To droop, as in sitting or standing; slouch.
懒散的座着、站着：坐着或站着时垂下；耷拉着

3. To decline suddenly; fall off:
暴跌：突然下降；衰退：

Business slumped after the holidays.
节日过后生意下降了

4. To sink or settle, as into mud or slush.
陷入：沉入或陷入（泥泞或雪泥中）

5. To slide down or spread out thickly, as mud or fresh concrete.
滑落：将（泥或新拌的混凝土）厚厚地滑下或涂抹开

slump的词性：
n.（名词）

6. The act or an instance of slumping.
陷入，掉入：沉下的动作或事

7. A drooping or slouching posture:
垂下，萎靡：低垂或颓丧的姿式：

read defeat in the slump of his shoulders.
从他肩膀的无力下垂上可以看出他失败了

8. A sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business:
暴跌：（活动、价格或生意方面）突然的衰退或下降：

a stock market slump; a slump in farm prices.
股市暴跌；农产品降格陡降

9. An extended period of poor performance, especially in a sport or competitive activity:
低潮：一段很长的差劲的表演，尤指体育活动或竞赛中：

a slump in a batting average.
击球率的低潮期

slump的词源：

10. [Probably of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to Norwegian slumpa [to slump]
[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语的] ；类似于 挪威语 slumpa [沉下]