柯林斯詞典slippage /?sl?p?d?/ (slippages) 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)等方麪) 下降 ...a substantial slippage in the value of sterling. … 英國(guó)貨幣的大幅度貶值。 返回 slippage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(chēng)，該黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人對(duì)最近民意測(cè)騐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(shí)發(fā)生（或完成） the slippage of the book's publication date 這本書(shū)出版的推遲 返回 slippage