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。
• But other recent indicators suggest a possible slowdown in renminbi take-up by investors and companies.
  但近来的其他指标也表明，投资者和公司转向人民币的速度可能在放缓。
• We believe the economic slowdown reached its lowest point in the last quarter of2001.
  我们相信经济下滑已经在2001年最后一个季度达到了最低点。
• The drop also reflects investor concern about a further slowdown in the Chinese economy, say analysts and investors.
  分析人士和投资者说，人民币走低还反映出投资者担心中国经济会进一步放缓。
• 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。
• Spending by small firms and online businesses has stalled, leading to the slowdown in Facebook's growth.
  而同时，小型企业和线上业务的开支却停滞不前，放缓了Facebook的增长势头。
• 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；
• 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。
• There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
  经济增长的速度明显放慢。
• 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。