每日一詞 421 slump：大幅度下跌

　　今天我們要學的詞是slump。 Slump, 有大幅度下跌的意思。"U.S. futures slumped on Monday after the central bank cut its lending rate and JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy its rival Bear Stearns," 美國聯(lián)邦儲備委員會宣布下調(diào)貸款貼現(xiàn)率以及摩根大通銀行收購對手貝爾斯登的消息讓星期一的美國期貨市場出現(xiàn)了下跌。"The biggest housing slump in a generation has prompted Americans to spend less on furniture, appliances and automobiles," 二十多年來最嚴重的房屋市場下跌促使美國人減少了在家具、電器和汽車方面的開銷。好的，今天我們學習的詞是slump....