drop

drop
(dropped, dropping)
[with obj.]

let or make (something) fall vertically
使落下，使掉下，投下
the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette.
火灾是由一只丢弃的烟头引起的。
they dropped bombs on Caen during the raid.
他们在袭击中轰炸了卡昂。
■deliver (supplies or troops) by parachute
空投（物资，部队）
the airlift dropped food into the camp.
运输机空投食品到营地上。
■(Rugby)score (a goal) by a drop kick
■(英橄)落踢得（分），踢抛球落地反弹得（分）
[as adj. dropped]Botha responded with a superb dropped goal.
博塔队回以一记精彩的落踢射门。
■( of an animal, especially a mare, cow, or ewe) give birth to (young)
（尤指母马、母牛、母羊等动物）产（仔）
■(informal)take (a drug, especially LSD) orally
(非正式)吞服（毒品，尤指麦角酸酰二乙基酰胺）
he dropped a lot of acid in the Sixties.
他在60年代服了大量的迷幻药。
[no obj. and usu. with adverbial]fall vertically
落下，掉下
the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand.
汤匙从她手里当啷一声掉下来。
■(of a person) allow oneself to fall; let oneself down without jumping
（人）自由地下落，掉下
they escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground.
他们是跳窗逃走的。
■(of a person or animal) sink to or towards the ground
（人，动物）倒下，蹲伏
he dropped to his knees in the mud.
他在泥浆中跪了下来。
■(informal)collapse or die from exhaustion
(非正式)累倒，累垮，倒毙
he looked ready to drop.
他看上去快累垮了。
■(of ground) slope steeply down
（地面）陡峭地下降
the cliff drops ninety metres to the valley below.
悬崖向下面的山谷直落90米。
make or become lower, weaker, or less
（使）降低，（使）变弱，（使）减少
[with obj.]he dropped his voice as she came into the room.
她进入房间时，他压低了声音。
[no obj.]pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent.
税前利润减少了37%。
tourism has dropped off in the last few years.
过去几年以来旅游业滑坡了。
abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)
放弃，中断，停止（行动，学业）
the charges against him were dropped last year.
去年撤消了对他的指控。
drop everything and get over here!.
放下所有手头上的事，到这儿来！。
■discard or exclude (someone or something)
使退出；开除，除名；拒绝接纳
they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle.
运动队改组时他们被除名了。
■(informal)stop associating with
(非正式)与…断绝往来
I was under pressure from family and friends to drop Barbara.
我面临着来自家人和朋友的压力，他们要我与芭芭拉断绝关系。
set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else
（尤指在途中）卸（客，货）
he dropped the load off at a dealer's.
他在经销店将货物卸下。
his mum dropped him outside and drove off to work.
他妈妈让他下了车，然后开车去上班了。
■[with obj. and adverbial]put or leave in a particular place without ceremony or formality
随便地放下，丢下
just drop it in the post when you've got time.
你有空把它丢进邮筒就行了。
■mention in passing, typically in order to impress
（尤指为加深别人的印象而）顺便（或无意中）提到
she dropped a remark about having been included in the selection.
她顺便提到她已被选中。
■(Brit. informal)(of a DJ) select and play (a record)
(英，非正式)（流行音乐节目主持人）选播（唱片）
various guest DJs drop quality tunes both old and new.
许多客串流行音乐主持人选播了优美的新老歌曲。
(in sport) fail to win (a point or a match)
（体育运动）输（分，比赛）
■(informal)lose (money), especially through gambling
(非正式)（尤指赌博中）输（钱）
he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds.
他估计我输了四万镑。
(Bridge)be forced to play (a relatively high card) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand
(桥牌)被硬打吊出（较大的牌）
■ force (an opponent's high card) to be played as a loser in this way
硬打吊出（对手较大的牌）
declarer dropped West's queen on the second round of spades.
定约人在黑桃的第二轮就将西家Ｑ硬打吊出。
■[no obj.](of a card) be played in this way
（牌）被硬打吊出
the queen dropped.
Q被吊出来了。

noun

a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface
（液体的）滴
the first drops of rain splashed on the ground.
雨滴开始溅到地上。
■[often with negative]a very small amount of liquid
（液体）一点点，微量
there was not a drop of water in sight .
一滴水也看不见。
■[usu. with negative]a drink of alcoholic liquor
一点酒，一杯酒
he doesn't touch a drop during the week.
他在一周内滴酒未沾。
■(drops)liquid medication to be measured or applied in very small amounts
滴剂
eye drops.
滴眼液，眼药水。
[usu. in sing.]an instance of falling or dropping
下降，下落
they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain.
他们在帷幕降下后不到五分钟离开了。
■an act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute
空投，空投物资，空投士兵
the planes finally managed to make the drop.
飞机最终设法做了空投。
■a fall in amount, quality, or rate
（数量、质量、等级的）减少，降低
a significant drop in consumer spending.
顾客开销的显著减少。
■an abrupt fall or slope
陡坡
standing on the lip of a sixty-foot drop.
站在60英尺高的陡坡边缘。
■(the drop)(informal)the relegation of a sports team to a lower league or division
(非正式)（运动队的）降级
■(the drop)(Bridge)the playing of a high card underneath an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand
(桥牌)被硬打吊出大牌
something that drops or is dropped, in particular
下落物；下垂物，尤指
■a section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain
吊装大绘片，背景幕；垂幕，升降幕
■a trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged
（绞刑架的）下落板
■(the drop)execution by hanging
绞刑
something resembling a drop of liquid in shape, in particular
滴状物，滴形物，尤指
[usu. with modifier]a sweet or lozenge, especially a boiled one.
糖果，糖锭（尤指硬糖）。
a chocolate drop.
一颗巧克力硬糖。
■a pendant earring
耳坠
(informal)a delivery
(非正式)递送，交付
I got to the depot and made the drop.
我到车站进行了交付。
■(US)a letter box
(美)邮政信箱，邮筒
■a hiding place for stolen, illicit, or secret things
（赃物、非法物、秘密物品的）藏匿处
the lavatory's water cistern could be used as a letter drop.
抽水马桶的水箱可以用来藏匿信件。

常用词组
at the drop of a hat

(informal)without delay or good reason
(非正式)立即；莫名其妙地，一有刺激就
he used to be very bashful, blushing at the drop of a hat.
他曾经非常害羞，会莫名其妙地脸红。

drop one's aitches

omit the ‘h’ sound from the beginning of words (in Britain often regarded as a sign that the speaker belongs to a low social class)
省略单词开头的‘h’音（在英国常被认为是说话者社会阶层低下的标志）

drop asleep

fall gently asleep, especially without intending to
不知不觉睡着

drop the ball

(N. Amer. informal)make a mistake; mishandle things
(北美，非正式)犯错，出错，做错事
I really dropped the ball on this one.
在这件事上我的确出了错。

drop a brick

(Brit. informal)make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark
(英，非正式)失言；出言不慎
he dropped a brick when he admitted that he knew where we were going.
他不小心说漏了嘴，承认他知道我们要去哪儿。

drop a clanger

(Brit. informal)make an embarrassing or foolish mistake
(英，非正式)做事出岔子，犯愚蠢的错误
he admitted he might have dropped his first managerial clanger.
他承认自己可能在管理上出了第一个岔子。

drop a curtsy

(Brit.)make a curtsy
(英)行屈膝礼

drop dead

die suddenly and unexpectedly
突然倒毙，猝死
she had seen her father drop dead of a heart attack.
她曾看见她父亲因心脏病发作而猝死。
■[in imperative](informal)used as an expression of intense scorn or dislike
(非正式)［表示强烈的轻蔑或憎恶］去你的；别烦人

drop a (或 the) dime on

(US informal)inform on (someone) to the police
(美，非正式)向警方告发（某人）

drop one's guard

abandon one's habitual defensive or protective stance
丧失警惕，放弃戒备

drop a hint (或 drop hints)

let fall a hint or hints, as if casually or unconsciously
（装作漫不经心地）暗示
he was dropping hints that in future he would be taking a back seat in politics.
他暗示将来要在政坛退居二线。

a drop in the ocean (或 in a bucket)

a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected
沧海一粟
the £550 million saving is likely to be a drop in the ocean.
节约的5.5亿英镑有可能是沧海一粟。

drop someone a line

send someone a note or letter in a casual manner
给…写短信（或便条）
drop me a line at the usual address.
按老地址给我寄封短信。

drop names

见 name-dropping

drop one's serve

(in tennis) lose a game in which one is serving
（网球）输掉发球局

drop a stitch

let a stitch fall off the end of a knitting needle
织漏一针

drop one's trousers

deliberately let one's trousers fall down, especially in a public place
（尤指在公共场所）故意让裤子掉下来

have the drop on

(informal)have the advantage over
(非正式)胜过（某人），占（某人的）上风
if your enemy gets the drop on you he can kill you.
如果你的敌人占了上风，他可以将你置于死地。

have had a drop too much

(informal)be drunk
(非正式)喝多了，喝醉了
obstreperous squaddies who have had a drop too much.
闹嚷嚷醉醺醺的新兵们。

派生
droppable
adjective
语源

Old English dropa (noun), droppian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Tropfen 'a drop', tropfen 'to drip', also to drip and droop

继承用法
drop back/behind

fall back or get left behind
落后，被抛在后面
the colt was struggling to stay with the pace and started to drop back.
那匹小马奋力要跟上，但还是开始落后了。

drop by/in

call informally and briefly as a visitor
顺便拜访
they would unexpectedly drop in on us.
他们会突然顺道来访。

drop into

call casually and informally at (a place)
顺便进入（某处），随意到（某处）看看
he'd actually considered dropping into one of the pickup bars.
他竟然考虑过要去一家能随便勾搭异性的酒吧看看。
pass quickly and easily into (a habitual state or manner)
不知不觉地很快进入（某种习惯状态或行为方式）
she couldn't help dropping into a Geordie accent.
她说话时不知不觉就开始带上了泰恩赛德方言的口音。

drop off

fall asleep easily, especially without intending to
不知不觉睡着
struggle as she might, she kept dropping off.
尽管她拼命控制，还是不停地打瞌睡。

drop out

cease to participate in a race or competition
退出比赛
abandon a course of study
退学，辍学
kids who had dropped out of college.
从大学退学的孩子们。
reject conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle
拒绝传统社会
a child of the sixties who had temporarily dropped out.
一个曾一时拒绝传统社会的60年代的孩子。
(Rugby)restart play with a drop kick
(英橄)以落踢开球重新开始比赛
■score a drop goal
落踢进球得分

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