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

• 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。
• A slowdown in productivity growth suggests that they may have reached a limit.
  劳动生产率增长放缓表明，各家企业可能已达到了产能的极限。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In many cities, only parts of the market have been affected by the slowdown.
  在中国的许多城市，房地产市场只是部分受到了经济放缓的影响。
• 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；
• 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。
• There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
  经济增长的速度明显放慢。