drop
/drɒp/
v. / n.
一句话记住
落下；使落下；下降；滴；少量；下降
释义与例句
v.
落下；使落下；下降
to fall or let something fall, or to become lower in amount or level
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She dropped her keys as she opened the gate.
她开大门时把钥匙掉在了地上。
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The leaves dropped gently onto the path.
树叶轻轻落在小路上。
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Temperatures dropped below freezing during the night.
夜间气温降到了冰点以下。
n.
滴；少量；下降
a small round amount of liquid, or a reduction in amount or level
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A drop of rain landed on my glasses.
一滴雨落在了我的眼镜上。
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Add just a drop of lemon juice to the sauce.
往酱汁里只加少量柠檬汁。
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The figures show a sharp drop in sales last quarter.
数据显示上一季度销售额急剧下降。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
drop 既可自己“落下、下降”，也可“让某物落下”；drop sb off 是开车送某人到某处后让其下车，不是“把某人掉下去”。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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droplet 小滴；微滴droplet 指非常小的液滴，常用于水滴、飞沫等科学或医学语境。
同义词
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fall 落下；下降drop 可不及物表示落下或下降，也可及物表示故意或不小心让某物掉下；fall 通常是不及物动词，主语自己落下，不能直接说 fall something。表示“放下某物”用 drop it。The book fell off the edge of the table. 书从桌边掉了下去。
常见搭配
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a drop of water 一滴水There was not a drop of water left in the bottle. 瓶子里一滴水也没剩。
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a sharp drop in ……的急剧下降The cold weather caused a sharp drop in attendance. 寒冷天气导致出席人数急剧下降。
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drop off 让……下车；放下；下降Could you drop me off outside the library? 你能让我在图书馆门口下车吗？