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 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。
• In the limo company example, the trip MCs might subscribe to events that report trip dispatching, passenger pick-up, passenger drop-off, heavy traffic, and car incidents.
  例如，在该豪华汽车公司中，旅行MC可能订阅那些报告旅行调度、乘客上车、乘客下车、交通拥挤和汽车事故的事件。
• I waited at the drop-off.
  我在搭车那等着来着。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。