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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。