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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course, the frequency of new words used drops off in longer novels, but the patterns of the drop-off differed and were specific to each of the three authors.
  当然，在长篇小说中，这种使用新词的频率会下降，但即使是频率的下降模式也各不相同，为三位作家所特有。
• 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。
• Why was Marlin worried when he learned that his son was going to the Drop-off?
  当马林知道儿子要去杰夫岩时，他为什么很担心？