slippage
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR Slippage is a failure to maintain a steady position or rate of progress, so that a particular target or standard is not achieved. (位置﹑水準(zhǔn)等方面) 下降
...a substantial slippage in the value of sterling. … 英國貨幣的大幅度貶值。
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slippage /?sl?p?d?/ (slippages)
劍橋詞典
- a reduction in the rate , amount , or standard of something
減少，降低
The party leader is said to be concerned at the slippage (= loss of popularity ) in the recent opinion polls . 據(jù)稱，該黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人對最近民意測驗(yàn)中支持率的下滑感到憂心忡忡。
a failure to happen or finish on time
未能按時發(fā)生（或完成）
the slippage of the book's publication date 這本書出版的推遲 返回 slippage