drop

[US]/drɒp/
[UK]/drɑːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 滴;使降低;随口漏出
vi. 终止;下降
n. 滴;落下;滴剂
Word Forms
现在分词dropping
过去分词dropped
过去式dropped
复数drops
第三人称单数drops

Phrases & Collocations

drop the ball

犯错

drop dead

去死

drop a bombshell

引发震惊

drop off

放下

raindrops

雨滴

drop in

v. 顺便走访

pressure drop

压力下降,压强下降

a drop of

一滴…

drop by

顺便拜访

drop out

退出;退学;脱离

drop by drop

adv. 一滴一滴地

temperature drop

温差

drop down

落下;顺着向下移动

drag and drop

拖放

voltage drop

电压降落

drop on

[口]训斥;[口]偶然发现;[口]突然访问;使某人感到吃惊

sharp drop

暴跌

drop out of

退学,失学;从……当中退出

drop from

从…落下;从…除去

drop into

不知不觉变得;顺便进入;偶然进入

Example Sentences

not a drop to drink.

滴水未沾

an imperceptible drop in temperature.

难以觉察的气温下降

a short drop to the lake

湖畔的一个小陡坡

drop sb. a line

给某人写封短信

The windwill drop in the evening.

风到傍晚就会停的。

a drop of the creature

[爱]一点威士忌酒

drop in at a neighborhood movie

偶然去临近电影院看电影

a drop in the price of wheat

小麦价格下跌

Drop in now and again.

有空过来玩吧。

drop the rate of production.

降低生产率

drop me a note.

给我留了张便条

Real-world Examples

A hundred miles east, they dropped anchor in Marovo Lagoon.

100哩以东,他们在马罗伐泻湖停泊。

Source: "BBC Documentary: The South Pacific"

Rome, Italy saw the biggest drop in the rankings.

意大利罗马的排名下降幅度最大。

Source: VOA Special December 2021 Collection

I've dropped it, drop the " t" .

我省略了(丢掉了)它,我把“t”音省略了。

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Again, the main verb “be” was dropped.

同样,主动词 be 也被省略了。

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar

It is a drop in the ocean.

虽然只是沧海一粟。

Source: VOA Standard March 2014 Collection

What happens when it drops below zero?

如果气温降到零下怎么办?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

The drop was the biggest one-day point drop of all time.

这是有史以来最大的单日跌幅。

Source: AP Listening Collection February 2018

The cup smashed when the girl dropped it.

小姑娘把杯子掉在地上摔碎了。

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

Well, his rankings have been dropping.

他的支持率一直在下降。

Source: NPR News February 2019 Compilation

Greece had the largest drop in the survey.

其中排名下跌幅度最大的国家是希腊。

Source: VOA Special March 2016 Collection

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