drop

vt.& vi.（使）落下；投下；（使）降低；减少

vt.放弃；停止；（故意）降下；垂下（眼睛）

n.滴；空投；降落；少量

vi.（水或其他液体）滴；结束；（因受伤或死等）倒下；退出

verb

落下 fall

1. （意外地）落下，掉下，使落下
   to fall or allow sth to fall by accident
   1. The climber slipped and dropped to his death.
      攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。
   2. Be careful not to drop that plate.
      小心别把盘子摔了。
2. （故意）降下，使降落，使落下
   to fall or make sth fall deliberately
   1. He staggered in and dropped into a chair.
      他蹒跚着走进来，一屁股坐在椅子上。
   2. Medical supplies are being dropped into the stricken area.
      正在向灾区空投医药用品。
   3. He dropped his trousers (= undid them and let them fall) .
      他松开腰带，裤子掉下去。
   4. He dropped his pants.
      他松开腰带，裤子掉下去。
3. 累倒；累垮
   to fall down or be no longer able to stand because you are extremely tired
   1. I feel ready to drop .
      我感到快累垮了。
   2. She expects everyone to work till they drop.
      她巴不得人人都干到累垮为止。

变弱；减少 become weaker/less

4. （使）变弱，降低，减少
   to become or make sth weaker, lower or less
   1. The temperature has dropped considerably.
      温度已大大降低。
   2. At last the wind dropped.
      风势终于减弱了。
   3. His voice dropped to a whisper.
      他的声音已放低到轻声细语了。
   4. The Dutch team have dropped to fifth place.
      荷兰队已降至第五名。
   5. The price of shares dropped by 14p.
      股价下跌了14便士。
   6. Shares dropped in price by 14p.
      股价下跌了14便士。
   7. She dropped her voice dramatically.
      她突然压低了声音。
   8. You must drop your speed in built-up areas.
      在房屋密集区必须放慢速度。

眼睛 eyes

5. 垂下（眼睛）；垂视
   to look down
   1. Her eyes dropped to her lap.
      她双目低垂，看着自己的腿。

向下倾斜 slope downwards

6. 急剧倾斜而下
   to slope steeply downwards
   1. In front of them the valley dropped sharply away from the road.
      他们前面的山谷从路旁急剧倾斜而下。

运送；发送 deliver/send

7. 中途卸客；中途卸货
   to stop so that sb can get out of a car, etc.; to deliver sth on the way to somewhere else
   1. Can you drop me near the bank?
      你可以让我在银行附近下车吗？
   2. You left your jacket, but I can drop it off on my way to work tomorrow.
      你忘了拿你的短上衣，不过我可以在明天上班的路上顺便捎给你。
8. （给某人）寄，送，写（信）
   to send a short letter to sb
   1. Drop me a line when you get there.
      你到那儿后给我写封信。

略去 leave out

9. 遗漏；省略；不予考虑
   to leave sb/sth out by accident or deliberately
   1. She's been dropped from the team because of injury.
      她因受伤而未被列入队员名单。
   2. He spoke with a cockney accent and dropped his aitches (= did not pronounce the letter ‘h’ at the start of words) .
      他讲话带着伦敦东区的口音，把词首的h音给吞掉了。

朋友 friends

10. 不再与（某人）往来；同（某人）断绝联系
    to stop seeing sb socially
    1. She's dropped most of her old friends.
       她已与多数老朋友停止了来往。

停止 stop

11. 停止；终止；放弃
    to stop doing or discussing sth; to not continue with sth
    1. I dropped German (= stopped studying it) when I was 14.
       我14岁后就没再学德语。
    2. Drop everything and come at once!
       放下所有事情赶快来吧！
    3. Look, can we just drop it (= stop talking about it) ?
       喂，这事儿能不能就谈到这儿？
    4. I think we'd better drop the subject .
       我认为我们最好不要再谈这个话题。
    5. Let's drop the formalities─please call me Mike.
       咱们免去俗套——叫我迈克好了。
    6. The police decided to drop the charges against her.
       警方决定撤回对她的指控。

暗示 hint

12. 暗示；透露
    to say or do sth in order to show sb, in an indirect way, what you are thinking

编织 in knitting

13. 漏，脱，掉（针）
    to let a stitch go off the needle

noun

液体 of liquid

1. 滴；水珠
   a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape
   1. drops of rain
      雨滴
   2. a drop of blood
      一滴血
2. 少量；微量；一点点
   a small quantity of a liquid
   1. Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee, please?
      给我在咖啡里多加点牛奶好吗？
   2. I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all evening.
      整个晚上我滴酒未沾。

下降 fall

3. 下降；下跌；减少
   a fall or reduction in the amount, level or number of sth
   1. a drop in prices/temperature, etc.
      价格、温度等下降
   2. a dramatic/sharp drop in profits
      利润大幅度 / 急剧下降
   3. a five per cent drop
      下跌百分之五

距离 distance

4. 下落的距离；落差
   a distance down from a high point to a lower point
   1. There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below.
      距下面的岩石有五十米的垂直距离。
   2. a twenty-foot drop
      二十英尺的落差

药 medicine

5. 滴剂
   a liquid medicine that you put one drop at a time into your eyes, ears or nose
   1. eye drops
      眼药水

运送 delivering

6. 运送；空投
   the act of delivering sb/sth in a vehicle or by plane; the act of dropping sth
   1. Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone.
      援助机构正组织力量向战区平民运送食品。
   2. a parachute drop
      降落伞空投

糖果 sweet/candy

7. 球状糖果
   a small round sweet/candy of the type mentioned
   1. fruit drops
      水果糖
   2. cough drops (= sweets/candy to help a cough)
      止咳糖

过去式:dropped 过去分词:dropped 现在分词:dropping 名词复数形式:drops 第三人称单数:drops

drop 滴

来自PIE*dhreu, 滴，词源同drip.

1. Temperatures can drop to freezing at night
   夜间温度可能会降到零度以下。
2. Once the rate rises it never drops back to its previous level
   一旦价格上去了就再也不会降到以前的水平了。
3. His blood pressure had dropped severely
   他的血压下降得很严重。
4. I dropped my glasses and broke them.
   我不小心把眼镜掉下来摔碎了。
5. He felt hot tears dropping onto his fingers
   他感觉到热泪掉到他的手指上。
6. Burning embers started dropping from the ceiling
   余火未尽的木块开始从天花板上往下掉。
7. His toupee dropped off, revealing his bald head.
   他的假发掉了，露出了光头。
8. Drop the noodles into the water
   将面条下到水里。
9. He dropped his plate into the sink.
   他把盘子丢到水槽里。
10. Bombs drop round us and the floor shudders.
    炸弹落在我们周围，地板在颤抖。
11. Nancy dropped into a nearby chair
    南希疲惫地瘫坐到近处的椅子上。
12. She let her head drop
    她低垂着头。
13. He dropped his hands on to his knees.
    他将双手垂放在腿上。
14. She looked about to drop
    她看上去快要累垮了。
15. You have to run until you drop.
    一直跑到你跑不动为止。
16. A couple of boozy revellers dropped their trousers.
    两名醉酒的狂欢者脱掉了他们的裤子。
17. Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper
    她会把声音压低，轻蔑地低语。
18. He dropped his voice and glanced round at the door.
    他放低了声音，在门口环视了一下。
19. He dropped me outside the hotel
    他把我送到了酒店。
20. Many children had been dropped at the stadium by their parents
    很多孩子被家长送到了体育馆。
21. Tim had dropped the letter in earlier.
    蒂姆早些时候把信送来了。
22. He was told to drop the idea
    他被告知要打消那个主意。
23. The country's captain was dropped from the tour party to England.
    该国的国家队队长无缘英格兰之行。
24. Oremans has yet to drop a set.
    奥尔曼斯还一局未输。
25. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
    英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。
26. Add the cream a few drops at a time
    每次加几滴奶油。
27. There was a sheer drop just outside my window
    我的窗外就是垂直深渊。
28. If I drop a few hints he might give me a cutting.
    如果我给点暗示，他没准会送我一段插枝。
29. Mary Ann wished he would just drop it
    玛丽·安希望他就不要谈论它了。