drop-off

英 [ˈdrɒp ɒf]

美 [ˈdrɑːp ɔːf]

下降；降低；减少；陡坡；摘下（离）；剥离；投放；松（脱）落；衰退

复数：drop-offs　

IELTS

英英释义

noun

• a change downward
  1. there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
  2. there was a sharp drop-off in sales
  Synonym:decreaselessening
• a steep high face of rock
  1. he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
  2. a steep drop
  Synonym:cliffdrop
• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
  1. the team went into a slump
  2. a gradual slack in output
  3. a drop-off in attendance
  4. a falloff in quality
  Synonym:slumpslackfallofffalling off

双语例句

• Larry: you mean I can't just leave them in the drop-off box?
  赖瑞：的意思是说我不能把书放在还书箱里就好了吗？
• The following list will help you learn about the codes so you know which items to include in your local curbside or drop-off recycling program.
  下面的列表可以帮助你了解这些编码，并使你知道你所在地区的回收系统包括了那些品种。
• Urban crime expert James Wilson suggests instead that the recent drop-off in crime is explained by positive cultural changes.
  城市犯罪问题专家詹姆斯威尔逊（jameswilson）则认为，最近犯罪率的下降可由积极的文化转变来解释。
• But with companies reviewing funding requirements amid a steady drop-off in bilateral trade, and with tensions exacerbated over competing claims to a chain of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, direct settlement between the two currencies has yet to take off.
  但是，随着企业在双边贸易下降之际重审资金需求，随着中日对东海一个无人居住的群岛相互冲突的主权主张所引发的紧张加剧，两种货币之间的直接结算尚未起飞。
• When I said goodbye to my son at freshman drop-off day, I was thrown into a black despair over how much I'd miss him.
  把刚上大学的儿子送到学校的那一天，和他告别后，想到今后我会无比地想念他，我陷入了深深的绝望之中。
• That's where we've seen a drop-off in demand [ and] some major redundancies, Mr Evans said.
  埃文斯表示：在这些领域，我们看到需求有所减弱，且出现了一些重大裁员。
• I tended to veer slightly away from the edge of the roadway and the drop-off beyond. The thesis makes experiment and theory analysis on ability of the exhaust braking when a bus goes downhill.
  我极力想把车开向里侧一些，躲开那可能滑下陡坡的边沿。对客车下坡行驶时排气制动的能力进行试验和理论研究。
• Its engineering services business, for example, has seen a22% drop-off, said Chief Executive Roger Ballou.
  举例来讲，该公司首席执行长巴卢（RogerBallou）表示，公司的工程服务业务减少了22%。
• Tropical fish and coral, Daisy's Drop-off.
  在黛西潜水点拍到的热带鱼和珊瑚。
• Is there a drop-off charge?
  如果在外埠还车，需要外加费用吗？