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。
• Is there a drop-off charge?
  如果在外埠还车，需要外加费用吗？
• I waited at the drop-off.
  我在搭车那等着来着。
• 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。
• We have a drop-off box for keys.
  我们有快速还钥匙箱。
• 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。
• 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。
• The drop-off reflects a larger trend.
  销售额的锐减反映出一个更重要的趋势。
• 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。
• 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。