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🔑dropdrop1 /drɑp / verb (drop·ping, dropped)- [transitive] to allow something to fall使掉下；使落下◆That vase was very expensive. Whatever you do, don't drop it!那只花瓶贵得很，你千万别把它摔了！
- [intransitive] to fall落下；跌落◆The soldier climbed over the wall and dropped safely to the ground.士兵翻过墙并安全落地。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库falldescribing a decrease描述减少的情况Car crime in Greenville fell significantly / by about a quarter last year.格林维尔去年的汽车犯罪大幅下降／下降了大约 25%。The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 221 to 120, a fall / decline of nearly 46 percent.被盗车辆的数量从 221 辆降到 120 辆，降幅将近 46%。According to this data, 160 vehicles were stolen, down 26% from the previous year.根据此数据，160 辆车被盗，比前一年少 26%。Greenville also experienced an 11% drop in domestic burglaries, from 431 last year to 382 this year.格林维尔的入室盗窃案也减少了 11%，从去年的 431 宗降到今年的 382 宗。
- [intransitive] to become weaker or lower; to make something weaker or lower（使）变弱，降低，减少◆The temperature will drop below freezing overnight.夜里气温会降至冰点以下。
- [transitive] to stop including someone or something in something排除；剔除；不包括◆Joe has been dropped from the team.乔已被开除出队。
- [transitive] to not continue something停止；终止◆I'm going to drop my geography course (= stop studying it).我不打算再上地理课了。◆Drop everything (= stop what you are doing) – I need your help right now!把手头的活儿撂下，我现在就需要你的帮忙！◆All the charges against you have been dropped – you're free to go home.对你的所有指控都已撤回，你可以回家了。◆She dropped all of her old friends (= ended their friendship) when she went to college.她上大学后同所有的老朋友都断了来往。
 ●drop dead (informal) - to die suddenly猝死；暴毙
- used to tell someone that you are very angry with him / her（表示愤怒）去死吧
●drop sb a lineto write a letter to someone给某人写信◆I hope you'll drop us a line when you get a chance.我希望你方便时给我们写信。●drop namesto mention the names of famous or important people you know or have met in order to impress other people炫耀自己认识或见过的名人（或要人） ➡ look at name-drop  ●drop back●drop behind (sb)to move into a position behind someone else, because you are moving more slowly落后；落到（某人）后面◆Toward the end of the race she dropped behind the other runners.赛跑快到终点时，她落到了其他选手的后面。●drop by / in●drop in on sbto visit someone briefly or without having told him / her you were coming短暂拜访；（未事先告知）顺道探访◆We were in the area, so we thought we'd drop in and see you.我们到了这附近，就想顺便过来看看你。●drop off (informal) to fall into a light sleep打盹；小睡◆I must have dropped off in front of the television.我看电视时一定是打了个盹。●drop sb / sth (off)to stop your car, etc. so that someone can get out, or in order to take something out让（某人）下车；停车卸下（某物）◆Drop me off at the corner, please.请在拐角处让我下车。◆I'll drop off the package at your house.我会开车把包裹送到你家。●drop out (of sth)to leave or stop doing something before you have finished（中途）退出；中断◆His injury forced him to drop out of the tournament.他因伤被迫退出锦标赛。◆to drop out of school退学
🔑dropdrop2 /drɑp / noun - [countable] a small round mass of liquid滴；水珠◆I thought I felt a drop of rain.我想是一滴雨落在了我身上。
- drops [plural] (
health医疗保健) liquid medicine that you put into your eyes, ears, or nose（外用）滴剂
- [countable] a small piece of candy or a small, sweet piece of medicine球状糖果；甜味药丸◆cough drops止咳糖
- [singular] a vertical distance down from a place下落的距离；落差◆It's a drop of 100 feet from the top of the cliff.从悬崖顶往下有 100 英尺的落差。
- [singular] a fall or reduction in the amount or level of something下降；下跌；减少◆We were forced to accept a drop in salary.我们被迫接受减薪。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库falldescribing a decrease描述减少的情况Car crime in Greenville fell significantly / by about a quarter last year.格林维尔去年的汽车犯罪大幅下降／下降了大约 25%。The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 221 to 120, a fall / decline of nearly 46 percent.被盗车辆的数量从 221 辆降到 120 辆，降幅将近 46%。According to this data, 160 vehicles were stolen, down 26% from the previous year.根据此数据，160 辆车被盗，比前一年少 26%。Greenville also experienced an 11% drop in domestic burglaries, from 431 last year to 382 this year.格林维尔的入室盗窃案也减少了 11%，从去年的 431 宗降到今年的 382 宗。
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