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| 1 | T to deliberately let something fall 使落下；投下 |
| drop sth off sth The children were dropping stones off the bridge. 孩子们在桥上扔石头。 |
| drop sth into sth He dropped a few coins into my hand. 他把几枚硬币丢在我手里。 |
| | 1a | T to let something fall without intending to （无意中）使掉落 | | Lucas dropped the ball. 卢卡斯把球弄掉了。 | | drop sth down/into sth I dropped my keys down the back of the sofa. 我把钥匙掉在沙发后面了。 | | drop sth onto/over sth You’ ve dropped crumbs all over the floor. 你把面包屑掉得满地板都是。 | |
| | 1b | I to fall to the ground or into something 落下；掉下 | | Everyone cheered as the ball dropped into the hole. 球落入洞中时大家都欢呼起来。 | | She took off her jacket and let it drop to the floor. 她脱去夹克衫，任其掉落在地板上。 | |
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| 2 | I to quickly move downwards or let yourself fall downwards 摔倒；倒下 |
| +into/to/down Teresa dropped into the chair, exhausted. 特雷莎筋疲力尽，倒在椅子里。 |
| Doyle dropped to a crouch and peered in through the letterbox. 多伊尔蹲下来，通过信箱仔细往里看。 |
| | 2a | T to move part of your body downwards 低下；垂下 | | He dropped his head into his hands and sighed. 他低下头，双手捂着脸，叹了口气。 | |
| | 2b | I if someone’ s jaw drops or their mouth drops open , their mouth opens suddenly because they are very surprised 吃惊地张大嘴巴 | |
| | 2c | I/T if you drop your eyes or your gaze , you look downwards （使眼睛）往下看 | |
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| 3 | T to reduce something to a lower amount or value 使减少；使降低；使下降 |
| We had to drop the price of our house to sell it. 为了把房子卖掉我们只好降低价格。 |
| Be sure to drop your speed in wet weather. 下雨天一定要降低车速。 |
| | 3a | I/T if you drop your voice or if your voice drops, you speak less loudly 压低（嗓音）；（声音）降低 | |
| | 3b | I if the wind drops, it becomes less strong （风）减弱 | |
| | 3c | I to fall to a lower amount or value （数量或价格）下降，降低 | | Infant mortality has dropped dramatically in the last 50 years. 婴儿死亡率在过去的50年里已经大大降低。 | | +from/to PCM’ s share value dropped to 750 pence. PCM的股票价格跌落到了750便士。 | | +below In winter the temperature often drops below freezing. 冬天温度经常降到零度以下。 | | +by European sales have dropped by over 30%. 欧洲的销售额已下降30％以上。 | |
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| 4 | drop T to take someone to a place in a car , usually without getting out of the car yourself 让…下车；顺道运送 |
| I’ m driving into town - can I drop you somewhere? 我要开车进城，要我顺道送你一程吗？ |
| drop sb at/in Can you drop me at the corner of the street? 在街角停一下让我下车好吗？ |
| | 4a | to take something to a place and not stay there very long 捎带（某物到某处）；顺便把（某物）送到（某处） | | Can you drop these magazines at Nora’ s house on your way home? 你能在回家的路上把这些杂志顺便送到诺拉家吗？ | |
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| 5 | T to let something fall from an aircraft 空投 |
| The UN is trying to drop supplies into the area. 联合国正试图把物资空投到该地区。 |
| | 5a | I to fall into an area from an aircraft , especially using a parachute 跳伞；空降 | |
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| 6 | T to not continue with something 放弃；使停止 |
| The ad was dropped after complaints from the public. 该广告在受到公众投诉后停掉了。 |
| drop the act (=stop pretending) Oh, drop the innocent act! 别装了 |
| | 6a | to decide not to continue with a court case 撤回（诉讼） | | The charges against him were dropped due to insufficient evidence. 对他的指控因证据不足被撤回了。 | | Her family wanted her to drop the case. 她的家人要她撤回诉讼。 | |
| | 6b | to decide not to continue studying a school subject 放弃，终止修习（某科目） | | In Year 10 you can drop geography or history. 在10年级你可以不再选修地理或历史。 | |
| | 6c | to stop what you are doing in order to do something else 使停下来 | | He told me to drop everything and come over straight away. 他要我放下手头的一切，马上过来。 | |
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| 7 | T to not include something 删去；省略 |
| He asked us to drop the word ‘liar’ from our headline. 他要我们从标题中删去liar这个词。 |
| The controversial clauses of the contract were finally dropped. 合同里有争议的条款最后都删去了。 |
| | 7a | to not include someone on a team 使退出；把…除名 | | Rogers is injured and has been dropped. 罗杰斯受了伤，已退出球队。 | |
| | 7b | to not pronounce a letter when you say a word 不发…的音；省略 | | She has a tendency to drop her h’ s. 她往往会省去h音。 | |
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| 8 | I/T to stop talking about something , especially because it is embarrassing someone 停止谈论；放弃 |
| Let’ s drop the subject, shall we? 我们不谈这个话题，好吗？ |
| let sth drop She kept asking me about his wife and wouldn’ t let it drop. 她不停地问我有关他妻子的事，不肯罢休。 |
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| 9 | T to fail to win points in a game , competition , or test 输掉；丢掉 |
| United have only dropped 3 points this season. 联队在本赛季只输了3分。 |
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| 10 | T to say something in an informal or indirect way 随便说出；含蓄地说出 |
| drop a hint Ferguson dropped a broad hint that he would soon be retiring. 弗格森含糊地暗示说他很快就会退休。 |
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| 11 | T informal to end a relationship with someone , especially suddenly （尤指突然）结束（关系） |
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| 12 | drop I if the ground drops, it slopes downwards （地面）向下倾斜，变陡峭 |
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| 13 | T very informal to swallow an illegal drug , especially acid 吞服（毒品，尤指迷幻药） |
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| - | drop the ball AMERICAN mainly journalism
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| to make a mistake , often by failing to continue with something |
| （常因未能继续而）出差错，犯错误 |
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| - | dropdead informal
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| 1 | to die suddenly and unexpectedly 猝死；突然死去 | He dropped dead of a heart attack at the age of 31. 他在31岁时因心脏病发作而突然去世。 | |
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| 2 | used as an angry reply to someone who has said something that you do not like 去你的；别烦人；住嘴 |
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| - | drop sb in it BRITISH informal
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| to cause trouble for someone , especially by telling someone else that they have done something wrong |
| 告发某人；使某人陷入困境 |
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| - | drop sb a line/note
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| to write a short letter to someone |
| 给某人写封短信。 |
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| - | ready to drop informal
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| to be very tired |
| 疲惫不堪；非常疲乏 |
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| - | ˌdrop aˈway |
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| 1 | drop away to become weaker or smaller in amount 变弱；变少；下降 | Support for him has begun to drop away. 他的支持率开始下降。 | |
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| 2 | drop112 | The land drops steeply away into a small valley. 地面陡然下降，出现了一个小峡谷。 | |
| - | ˌdrop ˈback |
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| 1 | drop13c | +to Economic growth will drop back to 3% this year. 经济增长率今年将下降到3％。 | |
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| 2 | drop back to move into a lower position in a race or competition （在比赛或竞赛中）落后 | He dropped back towards the end of the race and finished in sixth place. 他在比赛快要结束时落后了，最终获得第6名。 | | | 2a | to move more slowly than other people so that you are behind them 后退 | | Alex dropped back to let me pass. 亚历克斯退到后面让我通过。 | | |
| - | ˌdrop beˈhind |
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| | drop back 2 | Mary dropped behind to walk with Sam. 玛丽落在后面与萨姆一起走。 | | Jensen has dropped behind into last place. 詹森已经退到了最后。 | |
| - | ˌdrop ˈby or ˌdrop ˈin ˌdrop ˈround |
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| | to make a short visit somewhere 顺便访问 | Why don’ t you drop by for coffee some time? 干嘛不找个时间到我家喝杯咖啡？ | |
| - | ˌdrop ˈoff |
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| 1 | T drop14 | Can you drop the kids off at school this morning? 你今天上午能顺道把孩子们送到学校吗？ | |
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| 2 | T drop14a | Is it ok if I drop the documents off to you later? 我迟点把文件交给你行吗？ | |
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| 3 | drop away 1 | Her popularity has dropped off recently. 她的受欢迎程度近来已经下降了。 | |
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| 4 | I informal to start to sleep 入睡 | He usually drops off in front of the telly. 他通常会在电视机前睡着。 | |
| - | ˌdrop ˈout |
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| 1 | to leave something such as an activity , school , or competition before you have finished what you intended to do 退出活动；退学；退出比赛 | She was injured in the first round and had to drop out. 她在第一轮受伤，只好退出比赛。 | | +of Too many students drop out of college after only one year. 有太多大学生仅在学校呆了一年就退学了。 | |
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| 2 | to decide not to have an ordinary job or life because you do not want to be part of society 隐退；逃避现实 | He decided to drop out and spend his life travelling. 他决定隐退，云游四方，度过余生。 | |
| - | ˌdrop ˈround |
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| | drop by | I thought I’ d drop round to see how you are. 我原打算顺便去看看你的近况。 | |
| See also | | - bottom 1 | | - fit 2 | | - fly 2 | | - penny | |
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