drop
n
1 [C] small rounded or pear-shaped mass of liquid (液体的)珠, 滴
`rain-drops, `tear-drops, etc 雨滴、 泪珠
drops of rain, dew, sweat, condensation, etc 雨滴、 露珠、 汗珠、 冷凝水珠
Pour the oil in drops into the mixture. 将油滴入混合物.2 drops [pl]
liquid medicine poured a drop at a time into the ears, eyes or nose 滴剂
comfort drops, eg used to make contact lenses easier to wear 润滑剂(如用以使隐形镜片容易配戴的).
3 [C esp sing 尤作单数]
small quantity of liquid 少量的液体; 点滴
I like my tea with just a drop of milk. 我喜欢茶里加一点点牛奶.
(fig 比喻) He's had a drop too much, ie He is drunk. 他喝醉了.
4 [C] thing shaped like a drop, esp a sweet or a hanging ornament 滴状物; (尤指)糖果, 坠子饰物.
5 [sing] steep or vertical distance 倾斜的或垂直的距离
There was a sheer drop of five hundred feet to the rocks below. 至暗礁的垂直距离有五百英尺.
6 [sing] (fig 比喻) decrease 下降
a drop in prices, temperatures, etc 物价、 温度等下降
a big drop in the number of people out of work 失业人数大幅下降.
7 [C] act of dropping; thing that drops or is dropped 空投; 空投物
Drops of supplies are being made to villages still cut off by the snow. 目前正向大雪隔绝的村庄空投生活用品.
8 (idm 习语) at the ,drop of a `hat without delay, hesitation or good reason 不拖延地; 不迟疑地; 无缘无故地
You can't expect me to move my home at the drop of a hat. 你别指望我说搬家就搬家. (only) a ,drop in the `bucket/`ocean a quantity too small to make any improvement 沧海一粟; 杯水车薪
Aid to the Third World is at present little more than a drop in the ocean. 目前对第三世界的援助不过是杯水车薪.
drop v (-pp-)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
fall or allow (sth) to fall (by accident) 降落; 使(某物)(意外地)落下
The bottle dropped and broke. 瓶子掉下来摔碎了.
The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足摔死了.
Don't drop that or it'll break! 别弄掉了, 不然会摔破的.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
fall or cause (sth) to fall (on purpose) 降落; (故意地)使(某物)落下
She dropped to safety from the burning building. 她从失火的建筑物上坠落到安全的地方.
Medical supplies are being dropped to the stricken area. 目前正将医药用品空投到灾区.
Drop the hammer down to me. 把锤子扔给我.
3 [I, Ipr] (of people and animals) collapse from exhaustion (指人和动物)(因筋疲力尽)倒下
I feel ready to drop, ie very tired. 我要累倒了.
(fig 比喻) She expects everyone to work till they drop, ie very hard. 她恨不得把个个人都累趴下为止.
4 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
(cause sth to) become weaker, lower or less (使某事物)变弱、 降低或减少
The wind, temperature, water level, etc has dropped considerably. 风势已减弱了、 温度已下降了、 水平面已降低了很多.
His voice dropped to a whisper. 他的声音已降低成轻声细语了.
The cost of living seems set to drop for the third month in succession. 生活费用持续下降, 眼看就快三个月了.
5 [I, Ipr, Ip]
form a steep or vertical descent 形成险峻的或陡峭的斜坡
The cliff drops sharply (away) (to the sea). 悬崖呈陡坡状(伸入大海).
6 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb/sth (off) allow sb to get out of a car, etc; deliver sth on the way to somewhere else 让某人下汽车...; 中途顺便将某物送交某处
Could you drop me (off) near the post office? 你可以让我在邮局附近下车吗?
7 (infml 口) [Dn.n]
send (a letter, etc) to sb 将(信件等)寄给某人
drop sb a postcard 给某人寄明信片.
8 [Tn, Tn.pr]
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🔁 扩展释义
*[drɒp]n. 滴, 微量, 落下, 空投vi. 放下, 掉下, 下降vt. 使滴下, 放下, 丢失, 遗漏【计】 投入, 投入点, 接入点, 分接点【医】 滴, 下垂【经】 下跌相关词组: drop through drop out drop off drop across drop away drop back drop behind drop by drop by drop drop into... drop on...
By the power vested in me by the laws of the State of New York,
凭着纽约州法律赋予我的权力,
Never cast your pearls before swine.
不要把珍贵之物送给不识货的人;勿明珠暗投;勿对牛弹琴。
but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.