| 单词 | slowdown |
| 释义 | slowdown (sloʊdaʊn ) Word forms: slowdowns 1. countable noun A slowdown is a reduction in speed or activity. There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth. [+ in] 2. countable noun A slowdown is a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly and cause problems for their employers. [US, business] It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown. Collocations: dramatic slowdown In fact, the most significant development has been a dramatic slowdown at the top of the market. Times, Sunday Times Experts believe that target has become unattainable and predict that the dramatic slowdown in starts over the past quarter will continue this year. Times, Sunday Times Prohibitive top-rate stamp duty and overheated prices hamper the opposite end of the market - precipitating a dramatic slowdown in prime sales. Times, Sunday Times Property prices in the capital are rising at 2.6 per cent compared with 12.7 per cent this time last year, after 'the most dramatic slowdown' of all the major conurbations. Times, Sunday Times As mentioned above, hydrogen sulfide binds to cytochrome oxidase and thereby prevents oxygen from binding, which leads to the dramatic slowdown of metabolism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Garden centres are yet to experience a slowdown in supply because of a lag between the extraction of peat and its arrival at the end of the supply chain. Times, Sunday Times Its share price more than halved after it warned that it had experienced a slowdown in demand. Times, Sunday Times There would be 'bumps in the road ahead' in emerging markets, which were already experiencing a slowdown, it said. Times, Sunday Times Of the rest of it, the technology side experienced a slowdown because of lower demand for tablets and smartphones. Times, Sunday Times All parts of the sector experienced a slowdown, the purchasing managers' index showed, with civil engineering contracting. Times, Sunday Times This was due to the general slowdown in the construction sector. Times, Sunday Times Investors have been spooked by falling bank share prices, talk of negative interest rates and a general slowdown in the world economy. Times, Sunday Times Encouragingly, the best technology companies are still attracting backers' attention, despite the general slowdown in venture-capital and private-equity investment. Times, Sunday Times Despite currently surging prices, the uncertainty caused by the referendum may soon lead to a general slowdown in property sales. Times, Sunday Times However, it also highlighted the general slowdown. Times, Sunday Times However, experts still think it will be one of the more profitable markets during a global slowdown because it has so many high-quality defensive companies. Times, Sunday Times The eurozone crisis has brought worries of a wider global slowdown. Times, Sunday Times It would not take much of an intensification of the global slowdown to set off worries about excess capacity. Times, Sunday Times These exhibitions happened amid a global slowdown in art buying. ST Investors were eager for signs from the aluminium producer of how well companies have withstood the global slowdown. Times, Sunday Times Tighter borrowing conditions and fears that many recent private equity deals have been over-leveraged have led many to predict a slowdown. Times, Sunday Times Most economists predict a slowdown in growth but for the economy to keep expanding. Times, Sunday Times However, some economists predict a slowdown as the weak pound drives up the price of imported goods. Times, Sunday Times Though the club's growth predictions are upbeat, at 2.7% this year and next, it predicts a slowdown to 2.4% in 2017 and 2018. Times, Sunday Times It would be tempting to think that because we have predicted the slowdown to come, the profession will have redeemed its failure to forecast the financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times In fact, they have been associated with a productivity slowdown, perhaps because people are spending too much time checking their smartphones. Times, Sunday Times The productivity slowdown in the 1970s was not permanent, and growth started to recover in the leading western economies in the 1980s. Times, Sunday Times How do we explain this productivity slowdown, which appears to be affecting all western economies to some degree? Times, Sunday Times The chancellor already faces a productivity slowdown expected to blow a hole in plans to balance the budget by the middle of the next decade. Times, Sunday Times He has shown how this model can be used to deal with the contemporary economic problems such as the productivity slowdown and appropriate tax policy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While indicators point to a sharp slowdown in growth next year following the credit crisis, inflation remains a persistent threat. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But a sudden and sharp slowdown in global trade is hurting the cashflow of container shipping companies. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The sharp slowdown in overall productivity growth in recent years is well known. Times, Sunday Times (2014) And buying agents who specialise in sourcing country homes for clients are discerning little sign of a slowdown. Times, Sunday Times Now, at the slightest sign of a slowdown, he's cut the deposit rate to a new low of minus 0.5 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Mulberry, noted for handbags that can cost up to 1,250, said yesterday that it had yet to see any sign of a slowdown. Times, Sunday Times We've seen no sign of any slowdown in bookings or spend on site. Times, Sunday Times Any sign of a slowdown in the labour market could be a warning of weaker economic growth. Times, Sunday Times The $1 billion return sent shares 6.4 per cent higher to 17.27, despite confirmation of a slight slowdown in revenue growth last month. Times, Sunday Times However, the shares dipped 2.5 per cent to €80.60 as investors reacted to a slight slowdown in sales in the third quarter. Times, Sunday Times Almost all sectors recorded growth, although grocers and clothing experienced a slight slowdown. Times, Sunday Times The weakness of demand fed into a slight slowdown in house-price inflation. Times, Sunday Times However, the source added that there might be a slight slowdown in launches as institutional investors are favouring investing in established funds. Times, Sunday Times To think about this, we need to look back at the causes of the big spending slowdown in the first half of last year. Times, Sunday Times This could spark fears of a consumer spending slowdown as homeowners struggle with higher mortgage costs while the value of their property falls. Times, Sunday Times New licensing laws, the smoking ban, a consumer spending slowdown and ballooning costs have conspired to create the toughest market conditions he - or anyone else - can remember. Times, Sunday Times So far, the spending slowdown has been modest. Times, Sunday Times He said recruitment and training had been hit by the spending slowdown since the new year. Times, Sunday Times The housing market would suffer a slowdown, with those already on the housing ladder not being able to make the next step up the property ladder. Times, Sunday Times Given that 20 per of its sales are drawn from financial services, there were concerns that it would suffer a slowdown in spending. Times, Sunday Times The housing market will suffer a slowdown next year as fewer people are expected to buy homes owing to economic uncertainty and changes to taxes for buy-to-let landlords. Times, Sunday Times The manufacturing and services sectors suffered a slowdown over the past three months, according to one of the country's biggest business lobby groups. Times, Sunday Times Manufacturing delivered the worst performance, but services also suffered a slowdown, falling to 52.5 from 54.8 last month. Times, Sunday Times Are they fully fed for winter hibernation — a temporary slowdown? Times, Sunday Times While serious recessions usually occur only once a decade, economies often suffer a temporary slowdown in the middle of a typical ten-year business cycle. Times, Sunday Times It gained pace early last year but weakened towards the end of 2014, as a temporary slowdown in the housing market reduced the construction of new homes. Times, Sunday Times |
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