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drop/drɒp/ n. & v.●n. 1a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface (呈圆形或梨形贴附在物体表面的)小液珠，滴 drops of dew 露珠; tears fell in large drops 泪珠大滴大滴落下 b a very small amount of usu. drinkable liquid (通常指可饮用液体的)微量；一点点 just a drop left in the glass 杯里仅剩下一点儿 c a glass etc. of alcoholic liquor 一玻璃杯(杯等)酒 take a drop with us 和我们喝上一杯 2a an abrupt fall or slope 急落；急降 b the amount of this 下降距离 a drop of fifteen feet 下降 15 英尺 c an act of falling or dropping 下落；下降 had a nasty drop 危险的下降 d a reduction in prices, temperature, etc. (价格、温度等)下跌；降温 e a deterioration or worsening 恶化；败落 a drop in status 地位下降 3 something resembling a drop of liquid, esp. 滴状物，尤指 : a a pendant or earring 垂饰，耳坠 b a crystal ornament on a chandelier etc. (枝形吊灯等上的)水晶装饰物 c (often in comb. 常用于复合词) a sweet or lozenge 块糖；糖锭 pear drop 梨形糖; cough drop 止咳糖 4 something that drops or is dropped, esp. 下垂物，尤指 : a Theatr. a painted curtain or scenery let down on to the stage 【戏】垂幕；绘景幕布 b a platform or trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the victim to fall 绞刑架台; (绞刑架的)下落板 c (in comb. 用于复合词) = sense 11 of v. drop handlebars 低的把手 5 Med. 【医】a the smallest separable quantity of a liquid 点滴；米宁(药剂液量单位) b (in pl. 用复数) liquid medicine to be measured in drops 滴剂 eye drops 滴眼剂 6 a minute quantity 微量 not a drop of pity 毫无怜悯之心 7 colloq. a delivery [口]投递口 8 slang [俚语]a a hiding place for stolen or illicit goods (赃物等的)窝赃地 b a secret place where documents etc. may be left or passed on in espionage (情报等的)秘密传递点 9 slang a bribe [俚语]贿赂 10 US a letter box [美]信箱 ●v. (dropped, dropping) 1 intr. & tr. fall or let fall in drops 滴; (使)滴下 tears dropped on to the book 泪珠滴在书上; dropped the soup down his shirt 汤滴在他的衬衫上 2 intr. & tr. fall or allow to fall; relinquish; let go 落下，使掉下；放下；松手 dropped the box 放下盒子; the egg dropped from my hand 鸡蛋从我手中掉了下来 3a intr. & tr. sink or cause to sink or fall to the ground from exhaustion, a blow, a wound, etc. (因疲惫、受打击、受伤等) (使)倒下，累倒 b intr. die 倒毙 4a intr. & tr. cease or cause to cease; lapse or let lapse; abandon (使)停止; (使)消失；放弃 the connection dropped 联系中断了; dropped the friendship 友谊中止了; drop everything and come at once 放下一切事情立即来 b tr. colloq. cease to associate with [口]同…断绝关系 5 tr. set down (a passenger etc.) 卸(客等) drop me at the station 让我在车站下 6 tr. & intr. utter or be uttered casually 无意中讲出；随口漏出 dropped a hint 露口风; the remark dropped into the conversation 话在交谈中无意漏了出来 7 tr. send casually (随意地)寄(信)，写(信) drop me a postcard 给我寄张明信片来 8a intr. & tr. fall or allow to fall in direction, amount, condition, degree, pitch, etc. (方向、数量、条件、程度、音高等) (使)下降; (使)降低; (使)减少; (使)变弱 his voice dropped 他的声音低下去了; the wind dropped 风势减弱了; we dropped the price by ￡ 20 我们把价格下调 20 英镑; the road dropped southwards 路面往南逐渐下降 b intr. (of a person) jump down lightly; let oneself fall (人)轻轻地跳下；(使自己)倒下 c tr. remove (clothes, esp. trousers) rapidly, allowing them to fall to the ground 快速脱落(衣服，尤指裤子)到地面 9 tr. colloq. lose (money, esp. in gambling) [口] (尤指赌博中)输(钱) 10 tr. omit (a letter, esp. aitch, a syllable etc.) in speech 说话时吞掉；遗漏(字母，尤指首词 h 、音节等) 11 tr. (as 作 dropped adj.) in a lower position than usual 低的 dropped handlebars 低的把手; dropped waist 低腰身 12 tr. give birth to (esp. a lamb, a kitten, etc.) 产(仔，尤指羊羔、猫崽等) 13a intr. (of a card) be played in the same trick as a higher card (牌)被硬打吊出 b tr. play or cause (a card) to be played in this way 硬打吊出(牌) 14 tr. Sport lose (a game, a point, a contest, a match, etc.) 【运动】输掉(比赛争夺、竞赛等); 输(分) 15 tr. Aeron. deliver (supplies etc.) by parachute 【空】空投(供应品等) 16 tr. Rugby 【英式橄榄球】a send (a ball) by a drop kick 踢(抛球落地反弹球) b score (a goal) by a drop kick 踢抛球落地反弹球得(分) 17 tr. colloq. dismiss or omit [口]开除；省略 was dropped from the team 被队里除名 □ at the drop of a hat given the slightest excuse 一…就…；立即 □ drop anchor anchor ship 抛锚停泊 □ drop asleep fall gently asleep 不觉睡着 □ drop away decrease or depart gradually 逐渐减少；陆续离去 □ drop back (or behind or to the rear) fall back; get left behind 落后，退后 □ drop back into return to (a habit etc.) 恢复(旧习等) □ drop a brick esp. Brit. colloq. make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark [尤英口]说话闯祸；做事出岔子 □ drop a curtsy Brit. make a curtsy [英]行屈膝礼，请安 □ drop dead! slang an exclamation of intense scorn [俚语]去你的！(表示极度轻蔑) □ drop down descend a hill etc. 下山(顺流而下等) □ drop in (or by) colloq. call casually as a visitor [口]顺便走访 □ a drop in the ocean (or a bucket) a very small amount, esp. compared with what is needed or expected 沧海一粟，九牛一毛，微乎其微(尤指与所需或所期待的相比) □ drop into colloq. [口] 1 call casually at (a place) 顺便访问(某地) 2 fall into (a habit etc.) 不知不觉地成为(习惯等) □ drop it! slang stop that! [俚语]中止；停止 □ drop off 1 decline gradually 逐渐减少(或下降) 2 colloq. fall asleep [口]入睡 3 = sense 5 of v. 动词释义 5 □ drop on Brit. reprimand or punish [英]指责，处罚 □ drop out colloq. cease to participate, esp. in a race, a course of study, or in conventional society [口]停止参与(尤指比赛、学业、社团) □ drop a stitch let a stitch fall off the end of a knitting needle (编绒线时)漏织一针 □ drop to Brit. slang become aware of [英] [俚语]开始意识到 □ fit (or ready) to drop extremely tired 累得快要趴下(的) □ have the drop on colloq. have the advantage over [口]先发制人 □ have had a drop too much colloq. be slightly drunk [口]微醉 □ droplet n.[Old English dropa (n.), drop(p)ian (v.), ultimately from Germanic: cf. DRIP, DROOP] |