let or make (something) fall vertically
使落下,使掉下,投下
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the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette 火灾是因为有人乱丢点燃的香烟引起的
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they dropped bombs on Caen during the raid. 他们在空袭中轰炸了卡昂。
deliver (supplies or troops) by parachute
空投(物资,部队)
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the airlift dropped food into the camp. 空运用的飞机给营地空投了食品。
【英橄】 踢抛踢球得(分)
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dropped ]Botha responded with a superb dropped goal. 博塔以一记精彩的抛踢球得分作了回敬。
(of an animal, especially a mare, cow, or ewe)give birth to (young)
(尤指母马、母牛、母羊等动物)产(仔)。
〈非正式〉 吞服(毒品,尤指麦角酸酰二乙胺)
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he dropped a lot of acid in the Sixties. 他在60年代服用了大量的迷幻药。
[no obj. and usu. with adverbial]fall vertically
落下,掉下
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the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand. 汤匙从她手里当啷一声掉了下来。
(of a person)allow oneself to fall; let oneself down without jumping
(人)跌落,掉落
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they escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground. 他们是因为爬到了窗外并跌落在地才得以逃生的。
(of a person or animal)sink to or towards the ground
(人,动物)倒下;倒地
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he dropped to his knees in the mud. 他跪倒在泥浆中。
〈非正式〉 累倒,累垮;倒毙
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he looked ready to drop. 他看上去快累垮了。
(of ground)slope steeply down
(地面)陡峭地下降
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the cliff drops ninety metres to the valley below. 悬崖向下面的山谷直落90米。
make or become lower, weaker, or less
(使)降低,(使)变弱,(使)减少
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he dropped his voice as she came into the room 她进入房间时,他压低了嗓门
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pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent 税前利润减少了37%
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tourism has dropped off in the last few years. 旅游业在过去几年中滑坡了。
abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)
放弃;中断,停止(某个行动方针或某项研究)
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the charges against him were dropped last year 对他的指控于去年撤消了
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drop everything and get over here! 放下所有手头的事,到这儿来!
discard or exclude (someone or something)
丢弃,抛弃;把… 除名,开除
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they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle. 球队改组时他们被除名了。
〈非正式〉 与…断绝往来
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I was under pressure from family and friends to drop Barbara. 我面临着来自家人和朋友的压力,他们要我与芭芭拉断绝关系。
set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else
(尤指在途中)卸(客,货)
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he dropped the load off at a dealer's 他在一家商店处卸了货
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his mum dropped him outside and drove off to work. 他妈妈让他下了车,然后开车去上班了。
[with obj. and adverbial]put or leave in a particular place without ceremony or formality
随便地把…放在(或丢在)某处
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just drop it in the post when you've got time. 你有空的时候把它丢进邮筒就行了。
mention in passing, typically in order to impress
(尤指为加深别人的印象而)顺便提到
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she dropped a remark about having been included in the selection. 她顺便提到她已被列入选拔名单。
〈英, 非正式〉 (流行音乐节目主持人)选播(唱片)
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various guest DJs drop quality tunes both old and new. 许多特邀的流行音乐节目主持人选播了优美动听的新老曲调。
(in sport)fail to win (a point or a match)
(体育运动)输掉(分数或比赛)。
〈非正式〉 (尤指赌博中)输(钱)
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he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds. 他估计我输了四万镑。
【桥牌】 被硬打吊出(较大的牌)。
force (an opponent's high card) to be played as a loser in this way
硬打吊出(对手较大的牌)
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declarer dropped West's queen on the second round of spades. 定约人在黑桃的第二轮中就将西家的Q硬打吊出。
[no obj.](of a card)be played in this way
(牌)被硬打吊出
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the queen dropped. Q被吊出来了。
a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface
(液体的)滴
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the first drops of rain splashed on the ground. 最初的雨滴在地上溅起。
[often with negative]a very small amount of liquid
(液体的)一点点,微量
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there was not a drop of water in sight. 一滴水也看不见。
[usu. with negative]a drink of alcoholic liquor
一滴酒;一杯酒
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he doesn't touch a drop during the week. 他在一周内滴酒未沾。
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eye drops. 滴眼液,眼药水。
[usu. in sing.]an instance of falling or dropping
下降,下落
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they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain. 他们在帷幕降下后不到五分钟就离开了。
an act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute
空投;伞降
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the planes finally managed to make the drop. 飞机最终设法进行了了空投。
a fall in amount, quality, or rate
(数量、质量、比率的)减少,降低
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a significant drop in consumer spending. 消费者开支的显著减少。
an abrupt fall or slope
急剧的下降;陡坡
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standing on the lip of a sixty-foot drop. 站在60英尺高的陡坡边缘。
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【桥牌】 被硬打吊出大牌。
something that drops or is dropped, in particular
下落物;下垂物,尤指:
a section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain
吊装大绘片,背景幕;垂幕,升降幕。
a trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged
(绞刑架的)下落板。
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绞刑。
something resembling a drop of liquid in shape, in particular
滴状物,滴形物,尤指
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[usu. with modifier]a sweet or lozenge, especially a boiled one
糖果,糖锭(尤指硬糖): <Italic>a chocolate drop.</Italic> 一颗巧克力硬糖。
a pendant earring
耳坠。
〈非 正式〉 递送,交付
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I got to the depot and made the drop. 我去仓库进行了交付。
〈美〉 邮政信箱,邮筒。
a hiding place for stolen, illicit, or secret things
(赃物、非法物、秘密物品的)藏匿处
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the lavatory's water cistern could be used as a letter drop 抽水马桶的水箱可以用来藏匿信件。
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at the drop of a hat informal without delay or good reason 〈非正式〉立即;莫名其妙地he used to be very bashful, blushing at the drop of a hat. 他曾经非常害羞,会莫名其妙地脸红 -
drop one's aitches omit the ‘h' sound from the beginning of words (in Britain often regarded as a sign that the speaker belongs to a low social class) 漏发单词开头的‘h’音(在英国常被认为是说话者社会阶层低下的标志) -
drop asleep fall gently asleep, especially without intending to 不知不觉地睡着 -
drop the ball N. Amer. informal make a mistake; mishandle things 〈北美,非正式〉 犯错,出错,做错事I really dropped the ball on this one. 在这件事上我的确出了错 -
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drop a brick Brit. informal make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark 〈英, 非正式〉 失言;出言不慎he dropped a brick when he admitted that he knew where we were going. 他不小心说漏了嘴,承认他知道我们要去哪儿 -
drop a clanger Brit. informal make an embarrassing or foolish mistake 〈英,非正式〉 做事出岔子,犯愚蠢的错误he admitted he might have dropped his first managerial clanger. 他承认自己可能在管理上出了第一个岔子 -
drop a curtsy Brit. make a curtsy 〈英〉 行屈膝礼 -
drop dead die suddenly and unexpectedly 突然死去,倒毙,猝死she had seen her father drop dead of a heart attack. 她曾看见她父亲因心脏病发作而猝死 -
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informal used as an expression of intense scorn or dislike 〈非正式〉 [表示强烈的轻蔑或憎恶]去你的 -
drop a (或the )dime on US informal inform on (someone) to the police 〈美,非正式〉 向警方告发(某人).drop one's guard abandon one's habitual defensive or protective stance 丧失警惕 -
drop a hint (或drop hints ) let fall a hint or hints, as if casually or unconsciously (装作漫不经心地)给暗示he was dropping hints that in future he would be taking a back seat in politics. 他暗示他将来会在政治上退居二线 -
a drop in the ocean (或in a bucket ) a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected 沧海一粟the £550 million saving is likely to be a drop in the ocean. 节约5.5亿英镑有可能是沧海一粟 -
drop someone a line send someone a note or letter in a casual manner 给某人写便条(或短信)drop me a line at the usual address. 按老地址给我写封短信 -
drop names 见NAME-DROPPING. drop one's serve (in tennis) lose a game in which one is serving (网球比赛中)输掉发球局 -
drop a stitch let a stitch fall off the end of a knitting needle 漏织一针 -
drop one's trousers deliberately let one's trousers fall down, especially in a public place(尤指在公共场所)故意让裤子掉下来 -
have the drop on informal have the advantage over 〈非正式〉 胜过,对…占有优势if your enemy gets the drop on you he can kill you. 如果你的敌人胜过你,他会将你置于死地的 -
have had a drop too much informal be drunk 〈非正式〉 喝多了,喝醉obstreperous squaddies who have had a drop too much. 喝得醉醺醺的吵吵嚷嚷的新兵们
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drop back/behind fall back or get left behind 落后,被抛在后面the colt was struggling to stay with the pace and started to drop back. 那匹小马欲奋力跟上,但还是开始落后了 -
drop by/in call informally and briefly as a visitor 顺便拜访they would unexpectedly drop in on us. 他们常常会突然顺道来访 -
drop into 1 call casually and informally at (a place) 顺便进入(某处)he'd actually considered dropping into one of the pickup bars. 他竟然考虑过要去一家妓吧玩玩 -
2 pass quickly and easily into (a habitual state or manner) 不知不觉地进入(某种惯常状态或行为方式)she couldn't help dropping into a Geordie accent. 她说着说着不知不觉地带上了泰恩赛德人的口音 -
drop off fall asleep easily, especially without intending to不知不觉地睡着struggle as she might, she kept dropping off. 尽管她拼命挣扎,可还是不停地打瞌睡 -
drop out 1 cease to participate in a race or competition 退出比赛 -
2 abandon a course of study 退学kids who had dropped out of college. 从大学退学的年轻人 -
3 reject conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle 逃避社会现实a child of the sixties who had temporarily dropped out. 一个曾一度逃避过社会现实的60年代的孩子 -
4 Rugby restart play with a drop kick 【英橄】 以抛踢球重新开始比赛 -
score a drop goal 踢进一个抛踢球,踢抛踢球得分
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drop litter 扔垃圾
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drop everything 丢下一切
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a drop of water 一滴水
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drop to ... 跌到...;降到...
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drop quickly 迅速下降
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the temperature dropped 气温下降
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drop sth 放弃
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drop out (of ...) 退出(...)
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drop sb off 让…下车
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drop off (to sleep) 不知不觉睡着
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drop by / drop in (on) 顺便拜访
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