Investors were spooked by slowing economies.是什么意思？

Investors were spooked by slowing economies.

经济增长速度的放慢让投资者神经紧张。

investors

n. 投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )；

例句
It's illegal to get into a formal agreement with investors that they'll buy in the aftermarket.
与投资者达成正式协议、允许他们在后市上买入的做法是非法的。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

slowing

v. （使）缓行， （使）减速( slow的现在分词 )；

例句
We approach the end of the year with the economy slowing and little sign of cheer.
接近年末时，我们面临经济迟滞、处处萧条的局面。

economies

n. 节约( economy的名词复数 )，经济，经济情况，经济结构；

例句
Not many economies bloomed in 1990, least of all gold exporters like Australia...
1990年经济繁荣的国家并不多，尤其是像澳大利亚这样的黄金出口国。