英语词汇“fall off”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

fall off

释义

Idiom

fall off

Theme: DIMINISHING

to decline or diminish.

Business falls off during the summer months.My interest in school fell off when I became twenty.

Idiom

fall off

to become less.

Sales of handguns fell off sharply after the gun control law went into effect.

Phr V

fall off

falls, falling, fell, fallen

fall off

if the amount, rate, or quality of something falls off, it becomes smaller or lower

The demand for new cars fell off in the first half of the year.We used to enjoy going to our local French restaurant but the standard has really fallen off recently.

fall-off

noun

Travel agents have reported a fall-off in business to the Caribbean.

phrasefall off1. fall off if something falls off, it becomes separated from something that it is joined to, especially because it is old or damaged: I picked up the suitcase and the handle fell off. One of the engines fell off the plane on a flight from Miami to Minneapolis.■ SIMILAR TO: drop off2. fall off if the amount, rate, or standard of something falls off, it decreases or becomes lower: Jaguar's US car sales have fallen off since 1986. The standard of acting seemed to fall off in the second half of the play.■ SIMILAR TO: drop, drop off, fall awayfall-off n C usually singular when the amount, rate, or standard of something decreases or becomes lower+ in Some clubs have had to close due to a fall-off in attendance. a falling-off in demand

fall off

1. To fall from a particular surface or position. Please be careful not to fall off the roof! I finally found my phone—it must have fallen off the bed.

2. To decline or lessen. Because this project is taking so long to complete, people's excitement about it has really fallen off.

3. To turn a ship in the direction of the wind. Captain, we need to fall off a little, so as to not hit that embankment.

fall off (of something)

to drop off something. (of is usually retained before pronouns.) A button fell off my shirt. I fell off the log. The twigs fell off of him as he stood up.

fall off

to decline or diminish. Business falls off during the summer months. My interest in school fell off when I became twenty.

fall off

1. To drop or descend from the top of something: I fell off the ladder and bruised my knee.

2. To become less; decrease: Stock prices fell off markedly, resulting in a loss for thousands of accounts. The number of staff meetings fell off after a few months as our initial enthusiasm waned. I started a new diet and the pounds fell off.

3. To lose weight. Used of livestock: Toward the end of the dry season, the cattle fall off rapidly.

4. Nautical To change course to leeward: We have a lot of pressure on the sail; let's fall off a little.

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