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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It started building an integrated logistics network from scratch, promising to cater to customers from click to drop-off.
  京东从零开始，建造综合物流网络，承诺为顾客提供从下单到送货的服务。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have a drop-off box for keys.
  我们有快速还钥匙箱。
• 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。
• 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%。