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

• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• Yet there is now evidence of a slowdown.
  但现在出现了放缓迹象。
• 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。
• 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。
• Soaring fuel prices and a global slowdown limit Mr Ma's room for manoeuvre.
  高涨的油价和全球经济放缓限制了马英九先生的操作空间。
• 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。
• 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。
• That has been a significant factor in the current growth slowdown, as developers cut back on construction.
  这是导致目前中国经济增长放缓的一个重要因素，因为开发商减少了建设活动。