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

• 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。
• The drop-off reflects a larger trend.
  销售额的锐减反映出一个更重要的趋势。
• Assume the user specified the desired drop-off time via drop-down or free-text entry.
  假设用户通过下拉列表或自由文本输入指定期望的还车时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• I tended to veer slightly away from the edge of the roadway and the drop-off beyond.
  我倾向于有一点改变方向远离车行道和下车的边缘以远。
• This context can be updated with information about the trip, such as passenger pick-up time, traffic jams, and passenger drop-off time, based on events received from limos on the road.
  可以使用在路上从豪华汽车公司接收的信息更新此上下文，例如旅客上车时间、交通拥塞和旅客下车时间。
• If the drop-off location and the system are located in different time zones, your calculations will be off.
  如果还车位置与系统位于不同的时区，计算就会有问题。
• 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。