drop

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

Translation

vt. 滴;使降低;隨口漏出
vi. 終止;下降
n. 滴;落下;滴劑
Word Forms
現在分詞dropping
過去分詞dropped
過去式dropped
複數drops
第三人稱單數drops

Phrases & Collocations

drop the ball

犯錯

drop dead

去死

drop a bombshell

引發震驚

drop off

放下

raindrops

雨滴

drop in

v. 順便走訪

pressure drop

壓力下降,壓強下降

a drop of

一滴…

drop by

順便拜訪

drop out

退出;退學;脫離

drop by drop

adv. 一滴一滴地

temperature drop

溫差

drop down

落下;順着向下移動

drag and drop

拖放

voltage drop

電壓降落

drop on

[口]訓斥;[口]偶然發現;[口]突然訪問;使某人感到喫驚

sharp drop

暴跌

drop out of

退學,失學;從……當中退出

drop from

從…落下;從…除去

drop into

不知不覺變得;順便進入;偶然進入

Example Sentences

not a drop to drink.

滴水未沾

an imperceptible drop in temperature.

難以覺察的氣溫下降

a short drop to the lake

湖畔的一個小陡坡

drop sb. a line

給某人寫封短信

The windwill drop in the evening.

風到傍晚就會停的。

a drop of the creature

[愛]一點威士忌酒

drop in at a neighborhood movie

偶然去臨近電影院看電影

a drop in the price of wheat

小麥價格下跌

Drop in now and again.

有空過來玩吧。

drop the rate of production.

降低生產率

drop me a note.

給我留了張便條

Real-world Examples

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

100哩以東,他們在馬羅伐瀉湖停泊。

Source: "BBC Documentary: The South Pacific"

Rome, Italy saw the biggest drop in the rankings.

意大利羅馬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(丟掉了)它,我把“t”音省略了。

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Again, the main verb “be” was dropped.

同樣,主動詞 be 也被省略了。

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar

It is a drop in the ocean.

雖然只是滄海一粟。

Source: VOA Standard March 2014 Collection

What happens when it drops below zero?

如果氣溫降到零下怎麼辦?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

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

這是有史以來最大的單日跌幅。

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國家是希臘。

Source: VOA Special March 2016 Collection

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