单词 | slump |
释义 | slump n. & v. --n   1. a sudden severe or prolonged fall in prices or values of commodities or securities.   2. a sharp or sudden decline in trade or business usu. bringing widespread unemployment.   3. a lessening of interest or commitment in a subject or undertaking. --vintr.   1. undergo a slump; fail; fall in price.   2. sit or fall heavily or limply (slumped into a chair).   3. lean or subside. Etymology: 17th c., orig. 'sink in a bog': imit. |
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