slowdown

英 [ˈsləʊdaʊn]

美 [ˈsloʊdaʊn]

n.  减速; 减缓

复数：slowdowns　

Collins.1 / BNC.23707 / COCA.10257

牛津词典

noun

• 减速；减缓
  a reduction in speed or activity
• 减速；减缓
  a reduction in speed or activity

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 放慢;放缓
  Aslowdownis a reduction in speed or activity.
  1. There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
     经济增长的速度明显放慢。
• N-COUNT 怠工
  Aslowdownis a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly and cause problems for their employers.
  1. It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
     要估算出究竟多少高级职员参与了怠工是不可能的。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 go-slow

英英释义

noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind
  Synonym:lagretardation

双语例句

• One trigger for this could be a sharp economic slowdown.
  这一旦触发就可能产生一次经济急剧放缓。
• Restrictive monetary policy will lead to an economic slowdown in emerging markets.
  限制性货币政策将导致新兴市场经济增长放缓。
• That continued rapid growth masks a sharp expected slowdown in the US.
  持续的快速增长掩盖了美国经济预期将出现的急剧减速。
• Low commodity prices due to China's slowdown and a lack of demand;
  由于中国减速和缺乏需求而造成的大宗商品价格下降；
• But banks 'hesitation to extend new loans further compounds the slowdown in growth that emerging markets already face.
  但银行在发放新贷款上的迟疑，加剧了新兴市场本已面临的增长放缓。
• The slowdown appears to have blunted the recent surge in prices.
  经济放缓似乎抑制了近期价格的攀升。
• A slowdown in the economy caused us to incur great losses.
  经济的减缓使我们遭受了很大的损失。
• There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
  经济增长的速度明显放慢。
• The slowdown in Europe appears to have had an impact.
  不过，欧洲经济的减速似乎已经产生了影响。
• The fast-growing economy is now at risk of an abrupt slowdown or downturn due to the global economic crisis.
  全球经济危机导致的经济突然放缓和低迷使中国快速增长的经济目前处境不利。