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单词 drop back
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drop back

phrasal verbwithdropverb
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
-pp-
tomoveto apositionthat islowerorfurtheraway from something or someone:
Thetemperaturessoondroppedback tonormal.
After a fewlaps, the otherrunnersstartedtodropback.
sportsspecialized
in Americanfootball, to take a fewstepsbackwardsso that you haveroomtothrowtheballforwardsto anotherplayer:
Manningdroppedback acoupleofstepsandloftedapassto Smith.
He soonedlearnedhow todropback andreaddefences.
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(Definition ofdrop backfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

drop back| Business English

drop back

phrasal verbwithdropverb
uk
/drɒp/us
-pp-
[I]
toreturnto alowerlevel,value,price, etc.:
Unless somethingtotallyunexpectedhappensandoildropsback below $50 abarrel,fareswillcontinuetorise.
drop back to sthSaleseventuallydroppedback tonormallevelsand haveremainedsteady.
(Definition ofdrop backfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has two places where it almost levels off, only todropbackdown again.
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The company began exiting a number of foreign markets, with plans todropbackto just ten of its more profitable country markets.
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From there, the lifter woulddropbackinto a layback position to receive the weight past the sticking point.
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Further, little notches on the inside of the lid allow the moisture to collect anddropbackinto the food during the cooking.
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If symptoms occur, the person shoulddropbackto the previous asymptomatic level for at least another 24 hours.
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A wrong answer on the question will cause the contestant todropbackdown to $25,000/$30,000.
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They are also typically more able todropbackinto a full-back position because of their general more defensively-suited qualities.
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As a minelayer exhausted its supply of mines, another minelayer in that column woulddropbackto the last position to continue the minelaying sequence.
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