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

• 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。
• 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。
• You can easily find an electronic recycling drop-off center by going online.
  通过上网或者，你可以很容易找到一家电子回收中心。
• But that one pass band that gives you the speaker identification has to have a variable frequency start – up and drop-off.
  但是这一通频带给你讲话人的识别鉴定时是会有一个变频的起动和下滑。
• The University of Kansas study suggests a sharp drop-off in the amount of daylight in New York in September might trigger seasonal affective disorder and make some traders more risk-averse.
  堪萨斯大学的研究推测，九月份纽约白昼时间的大幅骤减可能引发了季节性的情绪紊乱，导致一些交易员的避险情绪加重。
• 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。
• The drop-off was a fake, there was no warehouse.
  那交易事件根本是假的，那里根本没有仓库。
• How much is the drop-off charge?
  在别处交还车子的时候要付多少钱？
• 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。
• You may see a drop-off in volumes, but these companies should have the ability to improve their margins overall.
  你可能会看到在数量上明显减少，但这些企业应该有能力改善其总体利润率。