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

• Yet there is now evidence of a slowdown.
  但现在出现了放缓迹象。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• They appear to be increasingly concerned about China's economic slowdown.
  他们似乎越来越担心中国经济增速的放缓。