| 词汇 | drop |
| 释义 | drop verb uk /drɒp/ us /drɑːp/-pp- dropverb (FALL)B1[ I or T ] to fall or to allow something to fall: （使）落下，（使）掉下;丢下 She dropped her keys.她把钥匙掉了。 I'm always dropping things.我总是掉东西。 drop something in somethingAmanda dropped her sunglasses in the fountain. drop something into somethingShe dropped her keys into her bag. drop offThe book dropped off the shelf. drop fromHe let the letter drop from his hand. Don't drop it!/Don't let it drop!别让那东西掉下来！ to go down onto the ground suddenly fallShe slipped and fell. dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree. collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake. crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor. tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain. plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke. drop dead C2 to die suddenly and unexpectedly: 暴亡，猝死，突然死去 He dropped dead on the squash court at the age of 43.他猝死在壁球场上，年仅43岁。 drop someone a lineinformal to write someone a letter, especially a short informal one: 给…写信（尤指非正式的简短书信） Just drop me a line when you decide on a date.一旦你确定了日期给我写信就行。 drop (someone) a hintinformal to tell someone something in a way that is not direct: 暗示，给…露口风 She dropped a hint that she'd like to come to the party.她暗示她想来参加聚会。 drop anchor to move the anchor(= heavy metal object) of a ship down into the water in order to stop the ship from moving away: The ship managed to drop anchor in a sheltered cove while divers inspected the damage. The yacht arrived and dropped anchor about half a mile from the shore. drop your aitches/h'sUK to not pronounce the letter h at the beginning of words in which it should be pronounced: 漏发词首h音 He drops his aitches and it really annoys my parents. A man rushed past and jogged her elbow, making her drop the bag.一名男子匆匆走过，撞了她的胳膊肘，使她的包掉到地上。 She dropped her cup and it smashed to pieces on the stone floor. Helicopters dropped leaflets over the city.直升机在城市上空散发传单。 She accidentally dropped her ring down a drain in the road.她不小心把戒指掉进路边的下水井里了。 Witnesses say that there was an explosion and then the plane dropped like a stone to earth. Falling and dropping collapse collapse under someone's/something's weight collapse/fall in a heapidiom crumple drop like fliesidiom drop off faceplant fly knock knock someone over landing let goidiom mic drop nosedive overbalance parachutist shower topple trip (someone) up wayside You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arriving & departing by boat or ship dropverb (LOWER)B2[ I or T ] to move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level: （使）下降，（使）降低 The water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop.受灾地区的洪水终于开始退去了。 drop awayThe land drops away (= slopes down) sharply behind the barrier.在这道屏障的后面，地势急剧倾斜而下。 We had to drop our prices because of the recession.由于经济不景气，我们不得不降低了价格。 drop sharplyOil prices have dropped sharply from their highs of last year. to become smaller or less decreaseThe tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment. lessenA healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease. lowerThey've just lowered the age at which you can join. reduceThey've just reduced the price. bring downThey are bringing down their prices. dropStock prices dropped today after the company's announcement. Temperatures can drop well below freezing in midwinter.仲冬时，温度会大大降低至零度以下。 Let's cut our losses and sell the business before prices drop even further.我们趁早收手，在价格继续下跌之前把店卖掉吧。 The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm when its speed dropped to 70mph.当飓风的速度降为每小时70英里时，就减弱为热带风暴。 He thinks we should sell the business before prices drop even further. Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.湖水水位下降时，鱼会拼命挣扎求生。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction deflation dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough dropverb (STOP)B2[ T ] to stop doing or planning something, especially an activity: 停止，放弃（尤指某种活动） I'm going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead.我准备不再练瑜伽而开始做有氧运动。 Can you drop what you're doing and help me with this report?你能停下手里的活儿来帮我写这份报告吗？ [ T ] to stop including someone in a group or team: 将…排除在外;开除;使离队 be dropped fromHe's been dropped from the team because of injury.他因受伤而未能入选球队。 The police have had to drop charges against her because they couldn't find any evidence. She walked free after the charges against her were dropped. He was dropped from the team after failing to turn up for a drugs test. You can't just show up at my work and expect me to drop everything. The band was dropped by their record label because of creative differences. Stop having or doing something abdicate abdication bandh bomb bomb out break with something butt chuck forfeit forfeitable forgo forsake forswear lay relinquishment self-denying self-denyingly self-renouncing self-renunciation throw You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing and getting rid of things dropverb (TAKE)C1[ T+ adv/prep ] to take someone to a particular place, usually in a car, and leave them there: （通常指用汽车）捎，带（某人至某地） drop someone offThey dropped me off at the main entrance.他们把我捎到正门。 drop someone at somethingI dropped him at the library and went shopping.我开车把他带到图书馆后就去买东西去了。 I'll drop you home. Transferring and transporting objects air freight bearer borne bring budge carry conveyance deliver heft import light speed manhandle paper round payload pick shunt transference truck virement wheel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way dropverb (BE/MAKE AVAILABLE)[ I or T ]informal to become available for people to buy, listen to, or watch, especially using the internet; to make something available like this: It's an exciting time for her, with the tour starting and the record about to drop. We heard that rapper Dave was about to drop a new album. Gwen's got a solo album dropping soon. A new video is about to drop - stay tuned. Keep an eye out for the new skateboards dropping soon. The 28-year-old dropped his debut album this winter. He regularly sells more than 100,000 copies every time he drops a new CD via the independent label he co-owns. During a recently taped performance for MTV's "Unplugged" series, she dropped a two-hour set of all-new material. Available and accessible accessibility accessible accessibly appear at your commandidiom availability in the public domain non-restricted nothing obtainable on callidiom on/about your personidiom release season stream unfilled unfreeze unfrozen unlock unlockable Idiomsbe fit/ready to drop drop someone/something like a hot potato drop a brick/clanger drop dead! drop everything drop it/the subject drop the ball Phrasal verbsdrop back drop behind drop by/in drop off drop someone/something off drop out drop noun uk /drɒp/ us /drɑːp/ dropnoun (SMALL AMOUNT)B1[ C ] a small round-shaped amount of liquid: 滴 drop ofI thought I felt a drop of rain.我觉得有一滴雨落在了身上。 There were little drops of paint on the kitchen floor.厨房地板上有几小滴油漆。 [ S ] a small amount of liquid you can drink: （饮料）少许，一点 a drop moreI'll have a drop more juice, please.请再给我来一点果汁。 just a drop"Would you like some milk?" "Just a drop, please."“你要牛奶吗？”“请稍加一点。” drops[ plural ] liquid medicine given in very small amounts: （药物）滴液，滴剂 eye/nose/ear drops眼药水／滴鼻剂／滴耳剂 [ C ]mainly UK a small piece of sweet food made of sugar: 糖果 fruit/pear drops水果／梨味糖 chocolate drops巧克力糖 I noticed drops of water plopping onto the carpet.我注意到水正嘀嘀嗒嗒往地毯上滴。 We placed saucepans on the floor to catch the drops of water coming through the roof. The drop of red dye diffused slowly in the water.那滴红色染料在水中慢慢扩散开来。 Could I have a drop more water, please? Would you like a drop more vino?再来一点酒吗？ Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain hint ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Drinks - general words Sweets dropnoun (LOWER)C1[ Cusually singular ] the distance from one thing to something lower: 下降距离，下落距离 drop ofThere's a drop of two metres from the window to the ground.窗户离地面有两米的距离。 B2[ Cusually singular ] a reduction in the amount or level of something: 降低的程度;减少的数量 drop inThe recent drop in magazine subscriptions is causing some concern.最近杂志订阅数量的减少引起了一些关注。 the fact of getting smaller or becoming less decreaseThere has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors. fallA fall in the price of petrol is unlikely. fall-offThere's been a sharp fall-off in demand for the product since the company's scandal broke. falling-offThere has been a slight falling-off in public sector employment growth. They forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.他们预测今后两年失业人口会大幅下降。 In an emergency you could get out through a window, but it would be a nasty drop.遇上紧急情况，你可以从窗户跳出去，不过这样会有危险。 He took a drop in salary when he changed jobs. Tour operators have reported a drop in bookings. She looked over the cliff and found she was standing at the edge of a vertical drop.她从悬崖上向下看，发现自己正站在陡直悬崖的边缘。 Measurements in general altitude bathymetric bathymetrically bathymetry be running at somethingidiom calibrate calibre cubic depth elevation factor knee-length micro non-measurable pico- scale setting stopping distance tera- uncalibrated You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations dropnoun (FALL)[ C ] the act of delivering things such as supplies, medicine, etc., often by dropping them from an aircraft: （补给品、药品等的）空投，空降 a food drop空投食品 make a dropThe helicopter made a drop of much-needed supplies to the stranded hikers.直升机向被困的徒步旅行者空投了他们急需的用品。 [ C ] the situation in which something is left in a place and later collected by someone else, usually a spy（间谍等）从某处取（情报等） Delivering and despatching air bridge air corridor air-dash box scheme consign courier dispatch drop off misaddress misdirect misdirection misroute non-delivery send something out ship shipment shipper shoot shoot something off truck You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Emergency services in general Transferring and transporting objects International relations: spying and espionage Idiomsa drop in the ocean a drop too much (to drink) at the drop of a hat drop | American Dictionarydrop verb us/drɑp/-pp- dropverb (FALL)[ I/T ] to fall intentionally or unintentionally, or to let something fall: [ T ]She dropped her keys on a table beside the door. [ I ]The book dropped to the floor. [ I ]fig. I was so exhausted that I was ready to drop (= to fall down). dropverb (LOWER)[ I/T ] to move or change to a lower level, or to make something lower or less: [ I ]The temperature dropped nearly 50 degrees in 24 hours. [ T ]We are going to have to drop our prices. dropverb (STOP)[ T ] to stop something you were doing or planning to do: After winning a pay raise, the union dropped its other demands. He was dropped from (= taken off) the team because of his grades. Idiomsdrop a hint drop dead drop everything drop the ball Phrasal verbsdrop by (somewhere) drop in drop off drop off something/someone drop out drop noun us/drɑp/ dropnoun (SMALL AMOUNT)[ C ] a very small amount of a liquid: I just felt a drop of rain. dropnoun (FALL)[ C ] the act of falling: the airplane's sudden drop dropnoun (REDUCTION)[ U ] a reduction in the amount or level of something: a drop in prices [ U ] A drop is also the distance from one thing to something lower: It’s a drop of over 150 feet from the top of the Niagara Falls. Idiomsa drop in the bucket at the drop of a hat drop | Business Englishdrop verb uk /drɒp/us-pp- [ I or T ] to become lower in level, value, price, etc.: In November, prices continued to drop while property sale times lengthened. drop dramatically/sharply/significantly drop 10%/10 points/10p, etc.Like-for-like sales dropped 8%. drop by sthThe cost of the technology is still high but has dropped by half in the last 6 months. drop to sthThe total volume of the country's crude exports dropped to 10.3 million barrels. drop below sthUnemployment may drop below the symbolic 1 million mark before long. [ T ] to reduce something such as a price: Many companies will drop prices in order to get your business. drop sth by £10/10%, etc.The supermarket is dropping the price of its milk by 1p per pint. drop sth to sthAfter the house had been on the market for six months, the asking price was dropped to £750,000. [ T ] to stop doing or planning something: drop a case/lawsuit/charge drop a plan/idea [ T ] to stop using, making, or providing something: A spokesperson for the airline said that it will drop its flights from Denver to Detroit. The manufacturer recently dropped its distributors in order to sell direct. [ T ]informal to lose a sum of money in a business or game: One medium-sized investment bank is known to have dropped $10 million on a single over-the-counter derivative trade. [ T ] IT to put text, a file, a picture, etc. in a particular place on a computer screen using your mouse: Just drag and drop the images into your presentation. drop the ballinformal to make a mistake, especially by doing something in a careless or stupid way: The staffer responsible for finding the right location had dropped the ball. Phrasal verbsdrop back drop off drop out drop noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /drɒp/us a reduction in the level, value, price, etc. of something: a drop in sthMajor supermarket chains experienced a drop in sales. a dramatic/major/sharp dropHe warned that stocks could take a sharp drop today. a 10%/10 point/10p, etc. drop Examples of dropdrop We find that for zero or moderate surface tension the speed at which a drop or plume rises increases algebraically with time. The size of the drop leading a plume is roughly proportional to the initial thickness of the layer. After 12 years, registration and attendance drops so that those pupils who were measured may be less representative of their age group in the community. Employing the upper bound in turn drops both sets of returns by only 15 per cent. As noted earlier, three subjects dropped out of the study because of pain and worsening of clinical symptoms. The drop in recall for verbs and, even more, for adjectives is mostly due to the lack of structural information. On day 5 of culture, embryos were transferred to drops of fresh media. First a straight ascension path, second a circular arc, and finally a straight vertical drop. Considering now the 45" entry, it is observed that the cavity pressure drop is considerably less than in the vertical and 60" cases. The size of the drop is virtually independent of surface tension. There was no significant difference between drop-outs and completers on any demographic or clinical variables. Outside a certain distance between utterances, the coherence drops off and is highly scattered. This can occur if it is possible for one of the losing candidates to win a seat when the other losing candidate(s) is dropped. Drop-in centres for adolescents: planned to develop existing scheme to include accident prevention. Each drop of rain changes the form; even the wind and the air itself, invisible to our eyes, etches its presence. See all examples of drop These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withdropdropThese are words often used in combination with drop. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. abrupt drop As the electrons were the cause of the negative signal, an abrupt drop was present at 1 s corresponding to injection of the fast ions. big drop It is strange that there isn't a bigdrop in fuel flow at that point. corresponding drop in Although donor funding for mine clearance is increasing—we all welcome that—it appears that there may not be the corresponding drop in casualties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with drop |
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