①vi＆vt(使)掉下;(使)下降;(使)變弱
Be careful not to drop that plate.
小心別把盤子摔了。
The temperature will drop to around 15 degrees.
氣溫將降到15度左右。2010北京改
When the teacher came in, we suddenly dropped our voice.
老師進來時，我們突然降低了聲音。
②遺漏;不予考慮
I have been dropped from the team because of injury.
我因受傷而未被列入隊員名單。
③停止;終止
Drop everything and come at once.
放下所有事情趕快來吧!
★ 固定搭配
▲ drop by 順便訪問
Why don’t you drop by my house sometime?
你為什么不找個時間順便到我家坐坐呢?
▲ drop in 順便走訪
Please drop in any time you like.
歡迎隨時來。
Will you drop in on us tomorrow evening for a talk?
你明晚順便來和我們談談好嗎?
注順便走訪某人為＂ drop in on sb;
順便走訪某地為＂ drop in at some place＂
▲ drop off
①睡著;打盹( (fall asleep)
I dropped off and missed the end of the film。
我打了個盹，錯過了電影的結尾。
②下降;減少
The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply.
從事教育的大學畢業生人數急劇減少了。
③順便把、送到某處;讓…下車;
My neighbors dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began sticking around to chat.
我的鄰居們送來了毯子、蠟燭和工具，然后留下來開始聊天。2013江蘇
I pulled the bus over to drop off the little girl.
我把公共汽車停在路邊，好讓那個小女孩下車。2012全國
▲ drop out(of) 不參與;退學
Her injuries forced her to drop out of the competition.
傷病迫使她退出了比賽。
She started an engineering degree but dropped out after only a year.
她開始攻讀工程學學位，但僅一年后就輟學了。
★ drop n.
①滴;[常用復數]滴劑
drops of rain 雨滴
eye drops 眼藥水
②[常用單數幻微量;少量
She has not a drop of patience. 她一點耐心都沒有。
③[常用單數]下落;下降
a drop In air pressure 氣壓下降
a sharp drop in profits 利潤急劇下降
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