slump

崩れ落ちる、ぐったりする

疲れや衰弱、悲しみで、力なく座り込んだり倒れたりもたれたりする。

やさしい英語で： To sit, fall, or lean heavily because you are tired, weak, or unhappy.

• He slumped onto the sofa.
• Her shoulders slumped when she heard the news.
• Don't slump over your desk all day.

使い方： slump into/onto something (He slumped into a chair after work.); slump against something (She slumped against the wall, too tired to stand.)

類義語： slouch, collapse

よく使う表現： slump down, slump forward, slump into something

急落する、低迷する

価格、活動の水準、成績などが大幅に落ちる。

やさしい英語で： To fall sharply in price, activity, or success.

• House prices slumped last year.
• Sales often slump after Christmas.
• The team's performance has slumped since its captain left.

使い方： slump to something (Monthly sales slumped to their lowest level in years.); slump by something (Profits slumped by twenty percent.)

類義語： plunge, drop, decline

反対語： soar, rise

よく使う表現： prices slump, sales slump, slump sharply

低迷、急落、崩れ落ち

大きな崩れ、または価格や活動、成績が普段より大幅に低い時期。

やさしい英語で： A heavy collapse, or a period when prices, activity, or performance are much lower than usual.

• The company is in a slump.
• The housing slump lasted several years.
• His sudden slump into the chair showed how exhausted he was.

使い方： a slump in something (A slump in demand forced the factory to close.)

類義語： decline, downturn, collapse

よく使う表現： economic slump, sales slump, in a slump, sudden slump

スランプ

果物の上に小さな生地をのせ、ふたをした鍋で煮るデザート。

やさしい英語で： A dessert made by cooking fruit with small pieces of dough on top in a covered pan.

• We had blackberry slump for dessert.
• Cover the pan while the slump cooks.
• She served warm blueberry slump with cream.

類義語： grunt

よく使う表現： blackberry slump, blueberry slump, fruit slump