单词	slippage
释义	slippageslip‧page /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/ noun [countable, uncountable] formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a slippage in profits Any slippage in the heel of the shoe means it is too big. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also, the material when embanked would be liable to settlement and slippage. He can come close, perhaps, but the closer he comes, the greater the risk of slippage. Some slippage in deadlines is to be expected when overhauling something as complicated as an operating system. The Labour vote suffered a double slippage. The trend was upward, with 29 applicants improving their standing and just eight suffering slippage. We may in fact anticipate some slippage in the timetable as a result of two factors. Winter storms undercut the cliff base, then wash away thousands of tonnes of slippage in a single night. With the renewed economic reform drive of 1992, Li experienced some slippage. Word family WORD FAMILYnounslipslipperslippageslipperinessadjectiveslipperyverbslip 1failure to do something at the planned time, at the planned cost etc:  Slippage on any job will entail slippage on the overall project.2when something becomes worse or lowerslippage in/of slippage in sales3when something slips:  snow slippage
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