in a slump

基本解釋

Wall Street is in a slump and the economy is down across the board.
華爾街低迷不振，整個經(jīng)濟不景氣。
Overly rigid rules may spur tighter policy in a slump, but allowing for the cycle can leave too much wriggle room, as Britain’s fiscal mess shows.
過于嚴格的規(guī)則體系可能導致經(jīng)濟低迷時期的政策趨緊，但對經(jīng)濟周期不加干預也可能導致波動加劇，英國的財政混亂就是一個例子。
In a slump, inflation often falls uncomfortably low: prices might rise by only 1% over the year, for example.
在衰落過程中，通貨膨脹通常會跌倒讓人難以忍受的低點，比如說價格的年增長率僅為1%。

The flu outbreak is starting to affect the tourism industry, with one major airline announcing plans to scale back services between Australia and Japan by one-third because of a slump in demand from Japanese passengers.
In fact most global automakers have signaled that they are going ahead with plans to open new factories in India at a time when many of them are facing a serious slump in their home countries.

The economy may stay in a slump, but the central bank will be fine.
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While many drug companies have been in a slump, Sanofi has been on a tear.
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