名词减速，减缓; 怠工; 降低速度

1. 减速：世界银行认为本次世界经济的减速(slowdown)将会是短期的,经济恢复将靠财政和货币政策的共同调整. OECD认为美国经济增长速度今年下半年将加快(bottom-up). NIESR认为2000年第4季度投资下降较大是目前经济增长减速的主要原因.

2. 缓滞：共同基筛选筛选策-『四四三三筛选法则』:景气循环包括扩张期(expansion)与收缩期(contraction)二个阶段,但亦有再将扩张期划分为苏(recovery)、繁荣(prosperity)阶段,收缩期划分为缓滞(slowdown)、衰退(recession)或萧条(depression)

3. 慢点：35.Ofcourse!当然了! | 36.Slowdown!慢点! | 37.Takecare!保重!

4. 减速,减退,衰退：turn down 向下转折,下降 | slowdown 减速,减退,衰退 | slow down 减速减退,衰退

1. 放慢;放缓
A slowdown is a reduction in speed or activity.

e.g. There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
经济增长的速度明显放慢。

2. 怠工
A slowdown is a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly and cause problems for their employers.

e.g. It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
要估算出究竟多少高级职员参与了怠工是不可能的。