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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• One benefit of the economic slowdown in China is that inflation fell to a 20-month low in February.
  中国经济增长放缓的一个好处是，2月份的通胀率降至20个月低点。
• But this autumn, we find ourselves in a serious global economic slowdown.
  全球经济在这个秋天陷入了严重放缓的困境。
• The other is that the global economic slowdown could impact Chinese exports.
  另一个因素是全球经济低迷对中国出口造成的影响。
• For starters, prices may not look so tempting after a year of economic slowdown.
  首先，经历了一年的经济放缓，目前的价格可能看起来不那么诱人。
• Chinese demand will not offset a global slowdown.
  中国的需求不会抵消全球经济放缓的影响。
• 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。
• 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。