(每日一词）slump

Slump /slʌmp/ v./n. （价格、价值或销售额）猛跌，突然下降

meaning: (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly; a fall in the price, value, sales etc. of something 

1) 联想：sl--slow 缓慢的

2) 联想：ump--dump 倾倒(dumpling) 

e.g. There’s been a slump in the demand for new cars. 新车的需求量猛跌。