Word
fall-off
下降;减少
核心释义
fall-off
下降;减少
用法In use
The store experienced a significant fall-off in customers after the new mall opened nearby.
用法提示:fall-off 是名词,表示顾客数量的减少。
There was a sudden fall-off in temperature when the cold front moved through the area.
用法提示:fall-off 作名词,指气温的下降。
The teacher noticed a steady fall-off in homework quality as the semester progressed.
用法提示:fall-off 为名词,表示质量的下滑。
a fall-off in sth
最常与 in 连用,后接出现下降的具体领域,如需求、销售、产量等。
There has been a fall-off in demand for electric scooters.
电动滑板车的需求出现了下降。
a fall-off of + 数量
of 后面接具体的下降数量或幅度。
The survey recorded a fall-off of 8 percent in exports.
这项调查记录到出口下降了8%。
a sharp fall-off
常受 sharp、steep、marked 等形容词修饰,说明降幅明显。
Tourism suffered a sharp fall-off after the storm.
暴风雨过后,旅游业急剧下滑。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子Sales fell-off sharply in the second half of the year.正确表达Sales fell off sharply in the second half of the year.
fall off 作动词短语时两个词分开写、不加连字符;连字符形式 fall-off 只作名词。这里 fell 是动词,所以应写成 fell off。
易错句子There was fall-off in demand after the price increase.正确表达There was a fall-off in demand after the price increase.
fall-off 是可数名词,单数形式前必须有冠词或其他限定词,不能像不可数名词那样单独使用,因此要加 a。
易错句子We saw a fall-off of tourist numbers this summer.正确表达We saw a fall-off in tourist numbers this summer.
表示“在某方面的下降”时,fall-off 后接介词 in,不接 of;in 引出下降所涉及的领域。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- drop-off
- 下降;减少;(用车辆)送到、放下 · drop-off 与 fall-off 意思最接近,常可互换,但 drop-off 更口语化,还常指“(用车)送到、放下”这一具体动作;fall-off 只表示数量或程度的下降。
- fallout
- (不良)影响,后果;放射性沉降物 · fallout 与 fall-off 拼写、读音相近,但意思不同:fallout 指事件造成的不良后果或放射性尘埃,不表示数量下降;不要因形近而误用。
- decline
- 下降,衰退;婉言谢绝 · decline 也可表示下降,但更正式、适用范围更广,可作动词和名词,还能表示“婉言谢绝”;fall-off 只作名词,多指某一时期内具体数量的减少。
词族Word family
- downfall
- 衰败;垮台 · down + fall
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