slump學測 L6KK [ˈslʌmp] ｜ /ˈslʌmp/
癱坐；頹然倒下·（價格、數量）暴跌；驟降·（經濟）蕭條；不景氣
身體、股市、景氣三場域共用一字
After the test, Ken slumped over his desk, and his grades slumped too.
段考考完後，肯恩整個人趴倒在書桌上，成績也跟著直直落。
一個畫面：整個人垮下去
癱坐低頭身體突然往下垮，失去撐力
數字重摔價格或數量忽然大幅下滑
景氣低谷整體表現長期停在低點
義項
癱坐無力C2verb癱坐；頹然倒下
After a long day, John slumped into his chair without saying a word.
忙了一整天後，約翰一句話也沒說，直接癱坐進椅子裡。
slump into a chairslump over a desk
股價重摔C2verb（價格、數量）暴跌；驟降
Prices slumped after the storm hit the town.
暴風雨侵襲小鎮後，物價應聲重挫。
prices slumpsales slump
景氣蕭條C2noun（經濟）蕭條；不景氣
During the slump, many workers lost their jobs.
景氣低迷期間，許多工人都丟了工作。
an economic slumpa long slump
片語
in a slump連續失常 →表現持續走下坡
a slump in sales業績下滑 →銷售量忽然重摔下滑
economic slump景氣低谷 →整體經濟長期低迷
slump into a chair癱坐入座 →整個人跌坐進椅子
你會不會這樣說？
The company's profits ___ last year due to poor sales. (slump / slum)
看答案
slumped
slump 是暴跌，slum 是貧民窟，兩字只差一個字母。
'John slumped in his chair after the test.' 這裡的 slump 最接近哪個意思？(A) 癱坐 (B) 股價暴跌 (C) 經濟蕭條
看答案
(A)
此句描述姿勢動作，對應「癱坐；頹然倒下」，而非價格或景氣的下跌。