drop-off

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sudden downward slope or cliff.
  2. A sudden downward slope or cliff.; The precipitous outer side of a coral reef, facing the open sea.
  3. A decrease; especially, a sudden one.
    — There has been an unexplained drop-off in sales this quarter.
  4. A delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc.
    — Starting tomorrow, they'd do dropoffs and pickups instead of leaving their vehicles unguarded.
  5. A space reserved outside a bus or railway station for vehicles stopping to drop off passengers for onward transit. US,especially
    — Fifty car parking spaces, a drop-off point, five spaces for blue badge holders and lighting masts are all included in the plan, as is cycle parking on the station forecourt and ticket vending machines.
  6. A time during which passengers, such as school children, are dropped off; the event or act of dropping them off.
    — These signs are friendly reminders for road users to slow down during drop-off and pick-up.
  7. A visitor to a website who ceases to continue using and navigating around the site after reaching some specified page; or such an act of cessation. Internet
    — We're seeing a lot of drop-offs on the shop product pages; why aren't people making purchases?

词形变化

drop-offs plural dropoff alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English drop offdeverb.
English drop-off
Deverbal from drop off.
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