drop1/drɑp; drɒp/v dropped , dropping 1 [T] to let something you are holding fall to the ground 使掉下﹐使落下: Tom dropped his bag by the door. 汤姆把包扔在了门边。Enemy aircraft dropped bombs on the city. 敌机把炸弹投向这座城市。see picture on page 见 A11 页图2 [I] to fall to or towards the ground 掉下﹐落下: +from/off/to etc She undid the zip and let her dress drop to the floor. 她拉开拉链﹐让连衣裙掉在地板上。3 [I] to visit someone you know, usually without telling them that you are coming 顺路拜访﹐临时造访〔一般不事先通知〕: +by/round/in I dropped by to see if you’re feeling better. 我顺路来看看你是否感觉好点了。Why don’t you drop in for a drink one evening? 你哪天晚上顺便过来喝一杯怎么样?see box at见 VISIT1 方框4 [I,T] to fall to a lower level or amount, or to reduce the level or amount of something (使)〔水平〕下降﹔(使)〔数量〕减少: The number of deaths on this road has dropped sharply. 在这条路上死亡的人数急剧下降。The temperature can drop to -15° overnight. 一夜之间气温会降至零下 15 度。Have you asked them to drop the price ? 你让他们降过价吗?5 [T] to stop doing something or continuing with something 放弃﹐停止: Students are allowed to drop history in year 9. 九年级的学生可以不学历史。I couldn’t ask him to drop everything (=stop what he was doing) just to drive me to London. 我不能要他放下手头所有事情﹐只为了开车送我到伦敦。6 [T] to take someone to a place in a car, before continuing to somewhere else〔用汽车〕顺便把〔某人〕送至〔某处〕: Just drop me here – I can walk the rest of the way. 让我在这儿下车吧 — 剩下的路我可以走过去。drop sb off She drops the kids off at school on her way to work. 她在开车上班途中顺路送孩子上学。7 [T] to decide not to include someone in a team 把…除名﹐剔除: drop sb from sth He's been dropped from the England squad for the second test. 他没有被选入英格兰队参加第二场对抗赛。8 [T] to stop talking about something 不谈﹐不提: If you think I’m going to let it drop , you’re wrong. 如果你认为我会不提了﹐那你就错了。Just drop it , will you? I don’t want to argue. 不要说了﹐行不行? 我不想吵架。9 drop deadinformal to die suddenly and unexpectedly【非正式】突然死亡﹐猝死10 drop sb a lineinformal to write a letter to someone【非正式】给某人写封信drop off phr v informal to go to sleep【非正式】打盹﹐打瞌睡drop out phr v to stop going to university or school before you have completed your studies, or to stop doing an activity before you finish it〔中途〕退学﹔退出﹐放弃: +of He had dropped out of college. 他从大学辍学了。
drop2n 1 [C] a very small amount of liquid〔液体的〕滴: +of drops of rain 雨滴coffee with a little drop of brandy 加入几滴白兰地的咖啡2 [singular 单数] the distance from a high place to the ground 落差﹐落下[降下]的距离: There is a sheer drop to the valley below. 悬崖壁立﹐直落下面的山谷。3 [singular 单数] a fall in the amount, level, or number of something〔数量﹑水平或数字的〕下降﹐下跌﹐减少: +in a sudden drop in temperature 气温的骤降4 a drop in the ocean BrE 【英】a drop in the bucket AmE 【美】an amount of something that is too small to have any effect 杯水车薪﹐沧海一粟5 eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear one drop at a time 眼药水/滴耳液