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🔑 drop BrE /drɒp / NAmE /drɑːp / verb present simple - I / you / we / they drop BrE /drɒp / NAmE /drɑːp / present simple - he / she / it drops BrE /drɒps / NAmE /drɑːps / past simple dropped BrE /drɒpt / NAmE /drɑːpt / past participle dropped BrE /drɒpt / NAmE /drɑːpt / -ing form dropping BrE /ˈdrɒpɪŋ / NAmE /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ / ➤ fall 落下 🔑 [ I , T ] to fall or allow sth to fall by accident ◆ The climber slipped and dropped to his death . ◆ ~ sth Be careful not to drop that plate . 🔑 [ I , T ] to fall or make sth fall deliberately ◆ + adv ./prep . He staggered in and dropped into a chair . ◆ ~ sth (+ adv ./prep .) Medical supplies are being dropped into the stricken area . ◆ (BrE He dropped his trousers (= undid them and let them fall . ◆ (NAmE He dropped his pants . [ I ] (informal to fall down or be no longer able to stand because you are extremely tired ◆ I feel ready to drop . ◆ She expects everyone to work till they drop . ➤ become weaker /less 变弱；减少 🔑 [ I , T ] to become or make sth weaker , lower or less SYN fall ◆ The temperature has dropped considerably . ◆ At last the wind dropped . ◆ His voice dropped to a whisper . ◆ The Dutch team have dropped to fifth place . ◆ The price of shares dropped by 14p . ◆ Shares dropped in price by 14p . ◆ ~ sth She dropped her voice dramatically . ◆ You must drop your speed in built -up areas . fall Describing a decrease 描述下降 ◆ Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year. 去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。 ◆ Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period. * 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 ◆ The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent. 被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。 ◆ According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year. 根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。 ◆ There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737. 机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 971 下降到 1 737。 ◆ These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards . 这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。 ➡ language bank at expect , illustrate , increase , proportion ➤ eyes 眼睛 [ I , T ] your eyes /gaze ~ | ~ your eyes /gaze (formal to look down ◆ Her eyes dropped to her lap . ➤ slope downwards 向下倾斜 [ I ] ~ (away ) (from sth )to slope steeply downwards ◆ In front of them the valley dropped sharply away from the road . ➤ deliver /send 运送；发送 [ T ] to stop so that sb can get out of a car , etc .; to deliver sth on the way to somewhere else ◆ ~ sb /sth Can you drop me near the bank ? ◆ ~ sb /sth off You left your jacket , but I can drop it off on my way to work tomorrow . [ T ] ~ sb a line /note to send a short letter to sb ◆ Drop me a line when you get there . ➤ leave out 略去 [ T ] ~ sb /sth (from sth )to leave sb /sth out by accident or deliberately ◆ She's been dropped from the team because of injury . ◆ He spoke with a cockney accent and dropped his aitches (= did not pronounce the letter 'h' at the start of words . ➤ friends 朋友 [ T ] ~ sb to stop seeing sb socially ◆ She's dropped most of her old friends . ➤ stop 停止 [ T ] ~ sth to stop doing or discussing sth ; to not continue with sth ◆ I dropped German (= stopped studying it when I was 14 . ◆ Drop everything and come at once ! ◆ Look , can we just drop it (= stop talking about it ? ◆ I think we'd better drop the subject . ◆ Let's drop the formalities —please call me Mike . ◆ The police decided to drop the charges against her . ➤ hint 暗示 [ T ] ~ a hint to say or do sth in order to show sb , in an indirect way , what you are thinking ➤ in knitting 编织 [ T ] ~ a stitch to let a stitch go off the needle ● drop the ˈball (NAmE informal to make a mistake and spoil sth that you are responsible for ● drop a ˈbrick /ˈclanger (BrE informal to say sth that offends or embarrasses sb , although you did not intend to ● drop ˈdead (informal to die suddenly and unexpectedly (informal used to tell sb , rudely , to stop annoying you , interfering etc . ➡ see also drop-dead ● drop sb ˈin it (BrE informal to put sb in an embarrassing situation , especially by telling a secret that you should not have told ● drop ˈnames to mention famous people you know or have met in order to impress others ➡ related noun name-dropping ● ˌdrop your ˈbundle (AustralE NZE informal to suddenly not be able to think clearly ; to act in a stupid way because you have lost control over yourself ● let sb /sth ˈdrop to do or say nothing more about sb /sth ◆ I suggest we let the matter drop . to mention sb /sth in a conversation , by accident or as if by accident ◆ He let it drop that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his . ● the bottom drops /falls out (of sth )people stop buying or using the products of a particular industry ◆ The bottom has fallen out of the travel market . ● die /fall /drop like ˈflies (informal to die or fall down in very large numbers ◆ People were dropping like flies in the intense heat . ● you could hear a ˈpin drop it was extremely quiet ◆ The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop . ● sb's ˈjaw dropped /fell /sagged used to say that sb suddenly looked surprised , shocked or disappointed ● drop /dump sth in sb's ˈlap (informal to make sth the responsibility of another person ◆ They dropped the problem firmly back in my lap . ● sth drops /falls into sb's lap somebody has the opportunity to do sth pleasant without having made any effort ◆ My dream job just fell into my lap . ● the ˈpenny drops (informal especially BrE used to say that sb has finally understood or realized sth that they had not understood or realized before ● ˌdrop aˈway to become weaker or less ◆ She could feel the tension drop away . ● ˌdrop ˈback /beˈhind ● ˌdrop beˈhind sb to move or fall into position behind sb else ◆ We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors . ● ˌdrop ˈby /ˈin /ˈround ● ˌdrop ˈin on sb ● ˌdrop ˈinto sth to pay an informal visit to a person or a place ◆ Drop by sometime . ◆ I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing . ◆ Sorry we're late —we dropped into the pub on the way . ● ˌdrop ˈoff (informal to fall into a light sleep ◆ I dropped off and missed the end of the film . to become fewer or less ◆ Traffic in the town has dropped off since the bypass opened . ● ˌdrop ˈout (of sth )🔑 to no longer take part in or be part of sth ◆ He has dropped out of active politics . ◆ a word that has dropped out of the language 🔑 to leave school , college , etc . without finishing your studies ◆ She started a degree but dropped out after only a year . ➡ related noun dropout (1 to reject the ideas and ways of behaving that are accepted by the rest of society ➡ related noun dropout (2 🔑 drop BrE /drɒp / NAmE /drɑːp / noun ➤ of liquid 液体 🔑 [ C ] a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape ◆ drops of rain ◆ a drop of blood ➡ see also raindrop , teardrop 🔑 [ C , usually sing. ] a small quantity of a liquid ◆ Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee , please ? ◆ I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol all evening . ➤ fall 下降 🔑 [ C , usually sing. ] ~ (in sth )a fall or reduction in the amount , level or number of sth ◆ a drop in prices /temperature , etc . ◆ a dramatic /sharp drop in profits ◆ a five per cent drop fall Describing a decrease 描述下降 ◆ Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year. 去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。 ◆ Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period. * 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 ◆ The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent. 被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。 ◆ According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year. 根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。 ◆ There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737. 机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 971 下降到 1 737。 ◆ These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards . 这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。 ➡ language bank at expect , illustrate , increase , proportion ➤ distance 距离 [ sing. ] a distance down from a high point to a lower point ◆ There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below . ◆ a twenty -foot drop ➤ medicine 药 drops [ pl. ] a liquid medicine that you put one drop at a time into your eyes , ears or nose ◆ eye drops ➤ delivering 运送 [ C ] the act of delivering sb /sth in a vehicle or by plane ; the act of dropping sth ◆ Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone . ◆ a parachute drop ➤ sweet /candy 糖果 [ C ] a small round sweet /candy of the type mentioned ◆ fruit drops ◆ cough drops (= sweets /candy to help a cough ● at the ˌdrop of a ˈhat immediately ; without hesitating ◆ The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat . ● a ˌdrop in the ˈocean (BrE (NAmE a ˌdrop in the ˈbucket an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation
