Definition of fall-off in English:
fall-off
(also falling-off)
nounPlural fallings-off, Plural fall-offs
A decrease in something.
减少；下降
a fall-off in work caused by the recession
经济衰退造成的就业减少。
Example sentencesExamples
- He blamed the fall-off in car production in Europe and the US as the main reason for the price falling.
- The IMI noted evidence of a fall-off in the level of senior management positions being advertised.
- Due to the fall-off in demand, companies have lowered prices to shift stock.
- If there has been a fall-off in business, and I can accept that, it is not necessarily, or solely, because of the smoking ban.
- Physical activity not only burns calories but boosts feelgood endorphins to help counteract a fall-off in serotonin.
- The company said weak market sentiment accounted for the drop in software sales while the decrease in services was due to a fall-off in customer numbers.
- The fall-off was blamed on the spin-off of its mushroom operations and lower sales from its farm input businesses.
- Despite a falling-off in activity elsewhere - particularly at Heathrow - the group's airports at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow have all notched up record business in recent weeks.
- They said while people welcomed the work to be carried out they also had fears about a fall-off in business.
- Stagnating property prices, competition from supermarkets and a growing number of internet retailers have been blamed for the fall-off.
- The fall-off in demand, especially among American collectors, paves the way for an influx of new buyers for whom the strong pound is an ally.
- The massive fall-off in lucrative television revenue means a drop of at least £14m.
- The fall-off in sales since 2000 was down to economic uncertainty and concerns over job security that affected spending habits, he said.
- The after-shocks will be felt most acutely in weaker retail spending, as people either stay at home or are hampered from travelling in London and through a fall-off in tourism and hotel bookings.
- In the current economic downturn, coupled with increasing insurance premiums and fall-offs in sponsorship, many festivals are struggling to survive.
- The Government's take from the tobacco industry is set to drop by at least €70m because of the fall-off in sales.
- The main reason for the dip in annual turnover was a fall-off in the number of development properties bought and sold by the company.
- Hinting at further cutbacks as a result of the fall-off in income, Mr Ahern said that the current rate of expenditure could not continue when it was so much bigger than the current level of revenue.
- New research has shown that shipments of PDAs and handheld devices are continuing to drop, with the fall-off blamed on the weak global economy.
- The production and pay problems have been brought about by a dramatic fall-off in sales in the United States, the company's most lucrative market.
Synonyms
tumble, trip, spill, topple, stumble, slip