slowdown

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++slow·down /ˈsləʊdaʊn $ ˈsloʊ-/ noun  1  [countable usually singular]SLOW a reduction in activity or speed 〔活动的〕减少；减速slowdown in a slowdown in the US economy 美国经济的放缓2. [countable] American EnglishBESTOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKE a period when people deliberately work slowly in order to protest about something 〔工人表示抗议的〕怠工

Examples from the Corpus

slowdown• The Energy Department also sees a slowdown in economic growth after 2010, when baby boomers will start retiring.• The world's richest countries also showed a slowdown.• He also warned that a slowdown in money supply growth this summer could threaten the recovery at just the wrong moment.• a slowdown in consumer spending• A slowdown in investment may not hit growth for a while.• A breakdown in communications between these departments can cause slowdowns and a failure to meet production schedules.• As economies mature, they say, economic slowdown comes with the territory.• We have seen shallow, shortlived economic recoveries, sturdy, eight-year booms, temporary slowdowns, and deep depressions.• Worldwide premiums fell, mainly due to the slowdown in the property market, as much of the division's business is mortgage-related.From Longman Business Dictionaryslowdownslow‧down /ˈsləʊdaʊnˈsloʊ-/ noun1[countable usually singular] when something gets slowerslowdown inThere’s been a slowdown in domestic demand for automobiles.A spokesman blamed heavy competition and the international economic slowdown for the job losses.2[countable] American EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES a period of time when people deliberately work slowly in order to protest about somethingSYN BrE go-slowThe unions already have a work slowdown under way.

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slowdown
slow‧down /ˈsləʊdaʊn $ ˈsloʊ-/ noun
1. [countable usually singular] a reduction in activity or speed
    slowdown in
    a slowdown in the US economy
2. [countable] American English a period when people deliberately work slowly in order to protest about something
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ recession a period when a country’s economic growth stops and there is less trade: The industry has cut jobs due to the recession. | fears that the economy may be sliding into recession
   ▪ depression a long period during which there is a bad recession, so that there is very little business activity and a lot of people do not have jobs: During the depression of the 1930s, as many as 20% of the population were jobless.
   ▪ slump a fairly short period when there is a reduction in business and many people lose their jobs: The slump in the housing market is making it difficult for people to sell their homes.
   ▪ slowdown a period when there is a reduction in business activity, that may be the start of a recession: High prices could tip the slowdown in the US into a world recession.
   ▪ downturn a period during which there is a reduction in business activity and economic conditions become worse, when before the economy was growing: Public spending may reduce the effects of the downturn.
   ▪ crash an occasion when the value of stocks and shares on a stock market falls suddenly and by a large amount, causing economic problems: The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was disastrous for not only the American economy, but for the world economy.

slow·downBrE /ˈsləʊdaʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsloʊdaʊn/ 🔊 nouna reduction in speed or activity 减速；减缓◆a slowdown in economic growth经济增长的减缓(NAmE) (BrE ˌgo-ˈslow) a protest that workers make by doing their work more slowly than usual 怠工  ➡  compare work-to-rule