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slowdown

/sloh-doun/US // ˈsloʊˌdaʊn //UK // (ˈsləʊˌdaʊn) //

减缓,放缓,慢下来,慢下来了

Related Words

decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降stagnation呆滞,停滞不前,呆滞状态,停滞drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了downturn不景气,衰退,衰退期,跌势slackening松弛,松懈,弛缓的,弛缓falloff衰落,衰败,衰弱,衰败的drop-off下车,下班,下车后,投递deceleration减速度,减速,降速,减速器downtrend下降趋势,跌势,下跌趋势,跌落趋势inactivity不活泼,不活动,不活跃,不活跃性slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的stoppage停工,停机,停顿,停产freeze冻结,冻住,冷冻,凝固arrest逮捕,拘捕,抓捕,捕获retardation弱智,弱智症,智障,延缓slow-up缓慢上升,缓行,放慢速度,迟钝

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc.
    • : a deliberate slowing of pace by workers to win demands from their employers.
    • : Sports. a holding or passing tactic by a team to retain possession of the ball, puck, etc., or use up a maximal amount of time, as to safeguard a lead or thwart a high-scoring opponent.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounslacking off; gradual decrease
Synonyms
deceleration减速度,减速,降速,减速器decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误downtrend下降趋势,跌势,下跌趋势,跌落趋势downturn不景气,衰退,衰退期,跌势drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴drop-off下车,下班,下车后,投递falloff衰落,衰败,衰弱,衰败的slackening松弛,松懈,弛缓的,弛缓stagnation呆滞,停滞不前,呆滞状态,停滞strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了arrest逮捕,拘捕,抓捕,捕获freeze冻结,冻住,冷冻,凝固inactivity不活泼,不活动,不活跃,不活跃性retardation弱智,弱智症,智障,延缓slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的stoppage停工,停机,停顿,停产slow-up缓慢上升,缓行,放慢速度,迟钝

Examples

  • Nor were they driven by anger related to the civil rights abuses facing communities of color or the delayed stimulus payments to address the economic slowdown.

  • The county opened up vaccinations to residents 75 and older Monday, citing a recent slowdown in appointments.

  • The result is a mix of slowdowns in getting vaccines out and discarded doses as people don’t meet narrow guidelines.

  • If the pandemic were to go on for the second part of 2021, which I think nobody believes will be the case, you might have some impact because of administrative slowdowns and other things.

  • Illumina in 2019 noted a slowdown in demand for consumer DNA test kits.

  • Their immediate response tells an important truth about a police slowdown that has spread throughout New York City in recent days.

  • Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.

  • CDC Director Thomas Frieden is also seen in the ad deploring the slowdown in funds.

  • While states have the right to set their own judicial penalties, there has been no capital punishment slowdown at a federal level.

  • Keynesians have insisted that the slower economy should explain much of the recent slowdown in job gains.

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