"Slowing to a crawl" .German investment in China’s auto industry has been one of the few bright spots as foreign investment has slowed to a crawl.

 

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German investment in China’s auto industry has been one of the few bright spots as foreign investment has slowed to a crawl.

貿易緊張局勢下習近平會見全球商界領袖

隨著外國投資放緩，德國對中國汽車產業的投資成為少數的亮點之一。

"Slowing to a crawl" means something is reducing its speed or progress to a very slow, almost stopping pace. 

Here's a more detailed explanation:

• Meaning:

  The phrase "slow to a crawl" indicates a significant reduction in speed or progress, approaching a point where movement or activity becomes extremely slow, almost nonexistent. 
• Examples:

  • "Traffic slowed to a crawl during the rush hour". 
  • "The project's progress has slowed to a crawl". 
• Synonyms:

  "Slow to a standstill," "move at a snail's pace," or "progress very slowly". 
• Usage:

  It's often used to describe situations where something that was previously moving or progressing quickly has become very slow. 

• CRAWL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

  crawl noun (MOVEMENT) [ C usually sing ] a very slow rate of speed: Traffic slowed to a crawl (= a very slow speed). (Definition o...

  

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• SLOW TO A CRAWL definition and meaning - Collins Dictionary

  Should you now slow to a crawl, at the risk of being rearended by a faster-moving vehicle? It forces us to slow to a crawl — which...

  

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• Slow to a crawl | Meaning in English | Learn about English expressions

  When something slows to a crawl, it slows down a lot. And we almost always use this with something that is normally fast.

  

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