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

• The drop-off reflects a larger trend.
  销售额的锐减反映出一个更重要的趋势。
• 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 New South Wales and Queensland are also facing a drop-off in foreign student numbers.
  可是新南威尔士和昆士兰大学依然面对着要减少外国学生数量的问题。
• 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。
• We have a drop-off box for keys.
  我们有快速还钥匙箱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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？