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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++drop1 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (dropped, dropping) 1 let STH fall 让某物掉落 [transitive] a) FALLto stop holding or carrying something so that it falls 让〔某物〕落下 He dropped his briefcase on a chair. 他把公文包丢在椅子上。 She screamed and dropped the torch. 她尖叫一声，把手电筒丢在了地上。 b) to make something such as a bomb fall from a plane 〔飞机〕空投，丢，扔〔炸弹等〕 U.S. planes began dropping bombs on the city. 美国飞机开始轰炸该城市。 Supplies are being dropped for the refugees. 正在向难民空投物资。2 fall 落下 [intransitive]FALL to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something 掉下，落下drop from/off The apples are beginning to drop from the trees. 苹果开始从树上落下来了。 Your button has dropped off. 你的纽扣掉了。3 move your body down 低下身子 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]BEND to lower yourself or part of your body suddenly （使）忽然倒下，坐下drop down/onto/into He dropped down onto the floor and hid under the table. 他蹲到地板上，藏在桌子底下。 She dropped her head back against the cushion. 她倒头靠在靠垫上。4 become less 变少 [intransitive]LESS to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount 〔水平〕降低；〔数量〕减少drop suddenly/sharply/dramatically The number of deaths on the roads has dropped sharply. 交通事故死亡人数已大大减少。 Temperatures drop quite dramatically at night, so bring some warm clothing. 夜里气温骤降，所以要带上些暖和的衣服。drop to Their share of the market dropped to 50 percent this year. 今年他们的市场占有率下降到了50%。► see thesaurus at decrease5 reduce 减少 [transitive]LESS to reduce the level or amount of something 降低〔…的水平〕；减少〔…的数量〕 You might be able to get them to drop the price. 你也许能够让他们把价格降下来。 As soon as she saw the police car she dropped her speed. 她一看到警车就放慢了速度。6 not include 不包括 [transitive]DS to decide not to include someone or something 剔除，把…除名 His name was dropped from the list. 他被剔除出名单。drop somebody from a team/side Taylor was bitterly disappointed to be dropped from the England side. 泰勒对没入选英格兰队感到非常失望。7 stop doing STH 停止做某事 [transitive]STOP DOING something to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something 停止，放弃 The proposal was dropped after opposition from civil liberties groups. 遭到公民自由组织的反对后这一提案便被驳回了。drop charges/drop a case New evidence was presented to the court and the case was dropped. 新的证据提交给法庭后该案就被撤销了。drop a subject at school/university (=stop studying it) 在学校/大学退修[不学]一科 Students are allowed to drop history in Year 9. 九年级的学生可以不学历史。 You can’t expect me to drop everything (=completely stop doing whatever I am doing) whenever you’re in town. 你不能指望你一进城我就得放下手头的所有事情。 Oh, drop the ‘Senator’ (=stop calling me ‘Senator’) – just call me Gordon. 噢，不要叫我 “参议员” ，就叫我戈登吧。 Some time later, the matter was quietly dropped. 过了一段时间，这件事就不了了之了。8 stop talking about STH 停止谈论某事 [intransitive, transitive]STOP DOING something to stop talking about something 停止谈论9 take SB somewhere 送某人到某处 (also drop off) [transitive]TTC to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place 〔开车〕顺路送〔某人〕到〔某处〕，放…下车10 take STH somewhere 把某物送到某处 [transitive]TAKE/BRING to take something to a place and leave it there 把〔某物〕送至〔某处〕11 visit 拜访 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]DLVISIT to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time 顺便造访，临时拜访12 slope downwards 向下倾斜 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]DNDOWN if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope 〔道路、地面等〕急剧向下倾斜13 end a relationship 结束关系 [transitive]RELATIONSHIP informal to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship 突然终止与〔某人〕的（恋爱）关系，将〔某人〕给甩了14 until/till you drop TIREDuntil you are too tired to continue doing something 直到累垮15 drop a hint SUGGESTto suggest or ask for something in an indirect way, hoping that the person you are talking to will understand what you mean 给暗示16 drop somebody a line/note TCN informal to write a short letter to someone 给某人写短信/便条17 drop dead 18. somebody’s jaw dropped used to say that someone was very surprised 某人目瞪口呆19 drop your eyes/gaze EMBARRASSEDto stop looking at someone and look down, usually because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable 垂下眼睛/目光〔通常因为尴尬或不自在〕20 the wind drops the wind stops 风停止21 drop a bombshell informalSHOCK to suddenly tell someone a shocking piece of news 突然说出惊人的消息22 drop somebody in it informal to say or do something that gets someone else into trouble 给某人捅了娄子，使某人遇到麻烦23 drop $50/£2,000 etc [transitive] informalBMONEY to lose money in a business deal, a game etc 〔做生意、赌博等〕输掉50美元/2,000英镑等24. drop a catch DSCto fail to catch a ball hit by a batsman in cricket 〔板球比赛中〕没接住〔击球手击来的〕球25 drop a point DSto lose a point in a sports competition 〔体育比赛中〕失分26. be dropping like flies informal if people are dropping like flies, they are getting ill or dying in large numbers 大批病倒；大批死亡27. drop a clanger/brick British EnglishEMBARRASSED to say something embarrassing in a social situation 〔在社交场合〕出言不慎，失言28. drop a stitch DLHto let the wool fall off the needle when you are knitting 〔编织时〕漏一针，掉一针29. drop anchor TTWto lower a boat’s anchor to the bottom of the sea, a lake etc so that the boat does not float away 落锚，下锚30. drop acid informalMDD to swallow LSD (=an illegal drug) 服用迷幻药31 drop back (also drop behind) phrasal verb to move more slowly than other people so that they get ahead of you 落后，落在后面32 drop off phrasal verb 33 drop out phrasal verb n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 7: to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with somethingdrop + NOUNdrop the charges/a case (=stop the legal process of trying to prove someone is guilty)Both men have been released and the charges have been dropped.drop everything (=completely stop everything you are doing)When my mother was sick, I just dropped everything and flew to be with her in Seattle.drop the ideaThe project was going to be too expensive so the idea was dropped.drop a planThe company has dropped its plan to build a hotel on the site.drop a scheme/program etcSome banks have dropped their student loan scheme.drop a subject (=stop studying it at school or university)Students may choose to drop a subject in their second year.drop the pretence (=stop pretending)He has finally dropped the pretence that he’s innocent.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
drop• Minnesota Educational Computing Corp., which sells educational software, dropped 15 percent, or 3, to 17.• I have to drop 25 pounds to fit in the costume.• Lily dropped a cube of sugar into her champagne and they clinked glasses, still laughing.• He dropped a potential game-winning touchdown pass in the end zone on fourth down against Green Bay with 11 seconds left.• Marian has dropped all her old friends since she started college.• Allied planes began dropping bombs at midnight Tuesday.• I'm too busy to just drop everything and go out for the day.• I think I may drop French next year and concentrate on my other languages.• As soon as she saw him she dropped her suitcases and ran towards him.• Barbara dropped her voice so Nelson wouldn't hear.• He couldn't run fast enough, so the coach dropped him.• A buyer might say that he is willing to buy if the seller drops his price by £100.• Clarisa reclaimed him an hour later as the sun dropped into the ocean.• I don't think this article will be of interest to our readers. Let's drop it.• Getz dropped McCallum with a right blow to the jaw.• I nearly dropped my glass on the floor when they said I'd won.• I dropped my sunglasses and they broke.• I need to drop off these papers at Bob's.• If you take four classes you can drop one later if you need to.• Studies had shown that the more assessment tests a student failed, the likelier that student was to drop out.• Because of strong opposition, the government has dropped plans to increase taxes on fuel.• Be careful not to drop that bowl, it's very valuable.• Margaret dropped the letters onto her desk.• Her hands shake constantly and she keeps dropping things.• A few pine cones had already dropped to the ground.• I'll drop you at the corner, okay?drop from/off• Both rates dropped from 1994 levels.• His approval rating dropped from a high of about 70 percent, but still stands at around 60 percent.• Their height drops off only linearly with distance.• He plays in a definite way, dropping off scrums into a defensive pocket.• These patients were dropped from the study but were allowed to re-enter eight weeks later.• We dropped off the wounded at 4 a. m., but the kid stayed with us.• Singer wins 20 but drops off to seven and seven for the Angels.• However, the performance of monocrystalline cells drops off with the longer wavelengths of light in this spectrum.dropped ... head• Laura sobbed, and dropped her head.• He swung himself to sit on the edge of the bed, and dropped his head in his hands.• He dropped his head into his hands.• I sat and dropped my head into my hands.• Wally dropped his head into my lap and began nuzzling my crotch.• Barnabas dropped his head on his front paws.• There was certainly something different about this one, she thought dreamily, and dropped her head on his shoulder again.drop suddenly/sharply/dramatically• After three decades of promotion, the Pap test is largely the reason why cervical cancer deaths have dropped sharply.• As in Iowa, New Hampshire had recovered from a 1992 recession and had seen unemployment drop sharply.• But when a manganese plant south of the city closed, those levels dropped dramatically.• Her opinion of Benedict Beckenham dropped sharply.• The number of people in the catchment area of the resource centre who now seek residential care has dropped dramatically.• Their balance of payments deficits have been alarmingly large, and their currencies have dropped sharply, aggravating their inflationary problems.• Now the rate of new infections drops dramatically along a mathematical curve almost the opposite of the one it initially rose upon.dropped ... speed• If you want a person to be dropped I suggest Speed.• Shaken, Fabio dropped his speed and began to look for a place to stop.drop everything• I can't just drop everything.• You have to drop everything and attend to it.• When she came home he dropped everything and everybody, including me, and ran to her.• There was no point in dropping everything and quitting.• For her, he dropped everything - including his pants.• You pop up out of the blue and expect me to drop everything, just like that.• It got broken when I dropped everything last night.• March 17 is an official holiday when the whole island drops everything to tip their pints and dance to fife and drum.let it drop• She didn't understand, so I let it drop.• Sev eral times he raised his hand to knock, but each time he let it drop.• Tommy shot the bolts on the tailgate and let it drop.• Then she let it drop again.• They let it drop for a while.• The Union filed a grievances and then, after the first step, let it drop, indifferently, from its beak.• That's the only explanation for it, but you try proving it ... Maybe you should let it drop, love.• I wouldn't have heard it except that Mitch let it drop one day when he was angry.drop in (on somebody)• You can find freshwater ones in most streams simply by dropping in a piece of raw meat or liver.• The one-time gain reflected a drop in financing costs after the conversion of 836 million francs in convertible bonds.• Motorola blamed lagging sales and lower prices for wireless phones for an unexpected drop in fourth-quarter earnings.• The decline was in part due to a sharp drop in gasoline prices.• Far better to await a further sharp drop in mortgage rates into the high or even middling single digits.• The method was harsh, but brought a 17 percent drop in retail prices and an end to formal rationing.• You are not looking for a fast drop in weight.drop away• On either score, actual artists and their intentions somehow dropped away.• The trouble and ache of the last few minutes circled the center of his feeling and then dropped away.• This is a positive procedure, and when the healing has taken place the scab drops away.• The Government buildings along the Embankment drop away behind us, and here I am in another world, another life.• Memory of Sweet Home dropped away from the eyes of the man she was being girlish for.• Indeed, as the stereotypes dropped away, humans astonished them-selves with the ranges of behavior they could thrive within.• In the following year membership reached a peak, before dropping away in 1938 and 1939.• By 1880, however it had dropped away to under 200,000 tons.drop2 ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 liquid 液体 [countable]LIQUID a very small amount of liquid that falls in a round shape 〔液体的〕滴2 small amount 少量 [usually singular] informal3 reduction 减少 [singular]LESS a reduction in the amount, level, or number of something, especially a large or sudden one 下跌，下降，减少 SYN fall4 distance to ground 至地面的距离 [singular]DNDISTANCE a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point 落差，落下的距离5 at the drop of a hat IMMEDIATELYimmediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do 立即，不假思索，毫不迟疑6 delivery 运,送 [countable]TTA an act of delivering something somewhere, for example by dropping it from a plane 运货；空投 SYN delivery7. lemon/fruit/chocolate etc drop DFFa sweet that tastes of lemon etc 柠檬/水果/巧克力等味的糖果8 a drop in the ocean British English, a drop in the bucket American EnglishSMALL a very small amount of something compared to what is needed or wanted 沧海一粟，杯水车薪9. eye/ear etc drops MDa type of medicine that you put in your eye, ear etc, one drop at a time 滴眼液/滴耳液等Examples from the Corpus
drop• Despite the air drops of food and tents, the refugees continue to suffer.• Big drops of rain slid down the window pane.• Unfortunately, the talent level took a definite drop by the late-1980s.• Then for every drop of oil that stuck to the chopstick a drop of water remained in the bottle.• Add a few drops of vanilla essence, the egg white and half the butter.• She applied a few drops of perfume behind her ears and smiled at her reflection in the mirror.• It's a twenty-five-foot drop from this cliff.• In fact, each individual drop of water is describing a circular motion which takes it nowhere overall.• Worrell had achieved any captain's dream of knowing that his players would give their last drop of sweat just for him.• It was the worst one-day stock market drop since the Great Crash of 1929.• Multiply the number of widths by the number of pattern repeats per drop to give the total number of pattern repeats required.• There was a sudden drop in the plane's altitude.• Maggie slid from the saddle and held the reins, her eyes on the drop to the lake.drop of• a tear drop• The glass in the kitchen still had a drop of milk in it.• Big drops of rain splashed on the sidewalk.a sharp/dramatic/marked drop in something• Cuts in salaries, bonuses and overtime payments have reduced many family-incomes and caused a sharp drop in consumer spending.• The announcement prompted a sharp drop in the share price, along with the departure of one Uni-Invest board member.• One reason: a sharp drop in the number of undergraduate students choosing economics as a major.• Guest houses reported a sharp drop in visitors on the popular route following the attack.• The Socialists suffered a sharp drop in votes and seats.• Could these factors contribute to a dramatic drop in the self-esteem of schoolgirls?• The decline was in part due to a sharp drop in gasoline prices.• Last year, a sharp drop in interest rates boosted the value of a 30-year Treasury bond by more than 30 percent.sheer ... drop• He'd had a short walk after the service and every path seemed to end in a cliff or a sheer drop.• There is a wind-blown cornice of about one and a half metres overhanging a sheer drop of about eight metres.• There was a sheer drop, half the height of a man, down to the water's surface.• They parked and walked to the cape where there was a terrifying sheer drop to the sea.• The fourth side of the clearing was sheer cliff drop, attended by a barrier of split rails.• The cliff was sheer, dropping down to secret rocky coves below them with the sea gently lapping white sand.From Longman Business Dictionarydropdrop1 /drɒpdrɑːp/ verb (dropped, dropping)1[intransitive] to fall to a lower level or amountdrop to/fromSecond quarter earnings this year dropped to $157 million from $182 million.Stock prices dropped sharply today.The dollar dropped against the Japanese yen today.Demand has dropped by 7%.2[transitive] to stop doing or planning somethingPlans to expand the business have been quietly dropped.She was persuaded to drop the harassment lawsuit.3[transitive] informal to lose money in business, a game etcHe dropped £1000 on the stockmarket.4[transitive]COMPUTING to place words, a picture etc into a particular computer document with the mouseEither drag and drop the page into a message or choose Send Page from under the File menu. → drop off→ See Verb tabledropdrop2 noun [countable usually singular] if there is a drop in the amount, level, or number of something, it goes down or becomes lessYesterday saw a sharp drop in stock prices.drop inBusiness is expecting a drop in interest rates later this year.The club has suffered a dramatic drop in profits.The first quarter total shows a drop from the same quarter last year. → see also leaflet drop, mail dropOrigin drop1 Old English droppian drop2 Old English dropadrop1 verb →10-19 →20-33
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drop1 S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ 
verb (past tense and past participle dropped, present participle dropping)
a. to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls:
He dropped his briefcase on a chair.
She screamed and dropped the torch.
b. to make something such as a bomb fall from a plane:
U.S. planes began dropping bombs on the city.
Supplies are being dropped for the refugees.
2. FALL [intransitive] to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something
drop from/off
The apples are beginning to drop from the trees.
Your button has dropped off.
3. MOVE YOUR BODY DOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to lower yourself or part of your body suddenly
drop down/onto/into
He dropped down onto the floor and hid under the table.
She dropped her head back against the cushion.
4. BECOME LESS [intransitive] to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount
drop suddenly/sharply/dramatically
The number of deaths on the roads has dropped sharply.
Temperatures drop quite dramatically at night, so bring some warm clothing.
drop to
Their share of the market dropped to 50 percent this year.
5. REDUCE [transitive] to reduce the level or amount of something:
You might be able to get them to drop the price.
As soon as she saw the police car she dropped her speed.
6. NOT INCLUDE [transitive] to decide not to include someone or something:
His name was dropped from the list.
drop somebody from a team/side
Taylor was bitterly disappointed to be dropped from the England side.
7. STOP DOING SOMETHING [transitive] to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something:
The proposal was dropped after opposition from civil liberties groups.
drop charges/drop a case
New evidence was presented to the court and the case was dropped.
drop a subject at school/university (=stop studying it)
Students are allowed to drop history in Year 9.
You can’t expect me to drop everything (=completely stop doing whatever I am doing) whenever you’re in town.
Oh, drop the ‘Senator’ (=stop calling me ‘Senator’) – just call me Gordon.
Some time later, the matter was quietly dropped.
8. STOP TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to stop talking about something
drop the subject
To her relief, Julius dropped the subject.
drop it (=stop talking about a subject)
Just drop it, will you? I don’t want to talk about it any more.
‘What about the money?’ ‘We’ve agreed to let it drop (=we have agreed not to talk about it any more).’
9. TAKE SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (also drop off) [transitive] to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place:
Just drop me here – I can walk the rest of the way.
drop somebody at something
She dropped Johnny at the school gates at about 8:30.
10. TAKE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE [transitive] to take something to a place and leave it there
drop something round/in
I’ve got your books – I’ll drop them round to your place later.
11. VISIT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time
drop by/round
I just dropped by to see how you were getting on.
The kids drop round and see her from time to time.
drop into
Jan dropped into the office this morning to tell me her news.
drop in (on somebody)
Why don’t you drop in for a drink one evening?
12. SLOPE DOWNWARDS [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope
drop down
The cliff dropped down over a hundred feet to the sea below.
drop away
On the left the ground drops away, giving a view over the rooftops.
13. END A RELATIONSHIP [transitive] informal to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship:
She dropped him as soon as she found out he had been seeing another woman.
14. until/till you drop until you are too tired to continue doing something:
We’re going to shop till we drop__
15. drop a hint to suggest or ask for something in an indirect way, hoping that the person you are talking to will understand what you mean:
He dropped some big hints about what he wanted for his birthday.
16. drop somebody a line/note informal to write a short letter to someone:
Drop us a line to let us know how you’re getting on.
17. drop dead
a. informal to die suddenly
b. spoken informal an impolite expression which you say to someone when you are extremely angry with them
18. sb’s jaw dropped used to say that someone was very surprised
19. drop your eyes/gaze to stop looking at someone and look down, usually because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable:
Ben looked at me in horror for a moment and then dropped his gaze.
20. the wind drops the wind stops:
They waited for the wind to drop.
21. drop a bombshell informal to suddenly tell someone a shocking piece of news:
Finally she dropped the bombshell. She was pregnant and I was the father.
22. drop somebody in it informal to say or do something that gets someone else into trouble:
You told her where we went on Friday night__ You’ve really dropped me in it now__
23. drop $50/£2,000 etc [transitive] informal to lose money in a business deal, a game etc:
Phil dropped $200 playing poker yesterday.
24. drop a catch to fail to catch a ball hit by a batsman in cricket
25. drop a point to lose a point in a sports competition:
Real Madrid dropped a point at home yesterday.
26. be dropping like flies informal if people are dropping like flies, they are getting ill or dying in large numbers
27. drop a clanger/brick British English to say something embarrassing in a social situation
28. drop a stitch to let the wool fall off the needle when you are knitting
29. drop anchor to lower a boat’s anchor to the bottom of the sea, a lake etc so that the boat does not float away
30. drop acid informal to swallow LSD (=an illegal drug)
■ drop + NOUN
▪drop the charges/a case (=stop the legal process of trying to prove someone is guilty) Both men have been released and the charges have been dropped.
▪drop everything (=completely stop everything you are doing) When my mother was sick, I just dropped everything and flew to be with her in Seattle.
▪drop the idea The project was going to be too expensive so the idea was dropped.
▪drop a plan The company has dropped its plan to build a hotel on the site.
▪drop a scheme/program etc Some banks have dropped their student loan scheme.
▪drop a subject (=stop studying it at school or university) Students may choose to drop a subject in their second year.
▪drop the pretence (=stop pretending) He has finally dropped the pretence that he’s innnocent.
drop back (also drop behind) phrasal verb
to move more slowly than other people so that they get ahead of you:
He started out with the leaders but at the first fence he dropped back.
Ellen dropped behind to tie her shoelace.
drop off phrasal verb
1. to begin to sleep:
She kept dropping off at her desk.
I must have dropped off to sleep.
2. drop somebody/something ↔ off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place:
I’ll drop you off on my way home.
3. to fall to a lower level or amount:
The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply.
drop out phrasal verb
1. to no longer do an activity or belong to a group:
The group gets smaller as members move away or drop out.
2. to leave a school or university before your course has finished ⇨ dropout
drop out of
Bill dropped out of college after his first year.
3. to refuse to take part in ordinary society because you do not agree with its principles ⇨ dropout:
In the 60s, Leary urged kids to ‘Turn on, tune in and drop out.’
drop2 S2 W3 noun
drop of
As the first drops of rain began to fall, Michael started to run.
A single drop of blood splashed onto the floor.
A drop of sweat ran down her forehead and into her eye. ⇨ rain drop, teardrop
2. SMALL AMOUNT [usually singular] informal
a. a small amount of liquid that you drink, especially alcohol
drop of
She likes to add a drop of brandy to her tea.
George hasn’t touched a drop (=drunk any alcohol) for years.
b. a small amount of something
drop of
I haven’t got a drop of sympathy for him.
3. REDUCTION [singular] a reduction in the amount, level, or number of something, especially a large or sudden one
SYN fall
drop in
Manufacturers report a big drop in new orders.
a drop in temperature
a sharp/dramatic/marked drop in something
The results showed a sharp drop in profits.
4. DISTANCE TO GROUND [singular] a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point:
There was a steep drop on one side of the track.
a 20-metre drop
There was an almost sheer (=vertical) drop to the valley below.
5. at the drop of a hat immediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do:
Some of these corporations threaten to sue at the drop of a hat.
6. DELIVERY [countable] an act of delivering something somewhere, for example by dropping it from a plane
SYN delivery:
Air drops (=from a plane) of food aid were made to the region yesterday.
My first drop of the day is usually somewhere in north London. ⇨ mail drop
7. lemon/fruit/chocolate etc drop a sweet that tastes of lemon etc
8. a drop in the ocean British English, a drop in the bucket American English a very small amount of something compared to what is needed or wanted:
5,000 new schools are to be built, but this is just a drop in the ocean for such a vast country.
9. eye/ear etc drops a type of medicine that you put in your eye, ear etc, one drop at a time
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verb (past tense and past participle dropped, present participle dropping) Language: Old English
Origin: droppian
1. LET SOMETHING FALL [transitive]Origin: droppian
a. to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls:
b. to make something such as a bomb fall from a plane:
2. FALL [intransitive] to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something
drop from/off
3. MOVE YOUR BODY DOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to lower yourself or part of your body suddenly
drop down/onto/into
4. BECOME LESS [intransitive] to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount
drop suddenly/sharply/dramatically
drop to
5. REDUCE [transitive] to reduce the level or amount of something:
6. NOT INCLUDE [transitive] to decide not to include someone or something:
drop somebody from a team/side
7. STOP DOING SOMETHING [transitive] to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something:
drop charges/drop a case
drop a subject at school/university (=stop studying it)
8. STOP TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to stop talking about something
drop the subject
drop it (=stop talking about a subject)
9. TAKE SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (also drop off) [transitive] to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place:
drop somebody at something
10. TAKE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE [transitive] to take something to a place and leave it there
drop something round/in
11. VISIT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time
drop by/round
drop into
drop in (on somebody)
12. SLOPE DOWNWARDS [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope
drop down
drop away
13. END A RELATIONSHIP [transitive] informal to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship:
14. until/till you drop until you are too tired to continue doing something:
15. drop a hint to suggest or ask for something in an indirect way, hoping that the person you are talking to will understand what you mean:
16. drop somebody a line/note informal to write a short letter to someone:
17. drop dead
a. informal to die suddenly
b. spoken informal an impolite expression which you say to someone when you are extremely angry with them
18. sb’s jaw dropped used to say that someone was very surprised
19. drop your eyes/gaze to stop looking at someone and look down, usually because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable:
20. the wind drops the wind stops:
21. drop a bombshell informal to suddenly tell someone a shocking piece of news:
22. drop somebody in it informal to say or do something that gets someone else into trouble:
23. drop $50/£2,000 etc [transitive] informal to lose money in a business deal, a game etc:
24. drop a catch to fail to catch a ball hit by a batsman in cricket
25. drop a point to lose a point in a sports competition:
26. be dropping like flies informal if people are dropping like flies, they are getting ill or dying in large numbers
27. drop a clanger/brick British English to say something embarrassing in a social situation
28. drop a stitch to let the wool fall off the needle when you are knitting
29. drop anchor to lower a boat’s anchor to the bottom of the sea, a lake etc so that the boat does not float away
30. drop acid informal to swallow LSD (=an illegal drug)
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drop back (also drop behind) phrasal verb
to move more slowly than other people so that they get ahead of you:
drop off phrasal verb
1. to begin to sleep:
2. drop somebody/something ↔ off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place:
3. to fall to a lower level or amount:
drop out phrasal verb
1. to no longer do an activity or belong to a group:
2. to leave a school or university before your course has finished ⇨ dropout
drop out of
3. to refuse to take part in ordinary society because you do not agree with its principles ⇨ dropout:
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: dropa
1. LIQUID [countable] a very small amount of liquid that falls in a round shapeOrigin: dropa
drop of
2. SMALL AMOUNT [usually singular] informal
a. a small amount of liquid that you drink, especially alcohol
drop of
b. a small amount of something
drop of
3. REDUCTION [singular] a reduction in the amount, level, or number of something, especially a large or sudden one
SYN fall
drop in
a sharp/dramatic/marked drop in something
4. DISTANCE TO GROUND [singular] a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point:
5. at the drop of a hat immediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do:
6. DELIVERY [countable] an act of delivering something somewhere, for example by dropping it from a plane
SYN delivery:
7. lemon/fruit/chocolate etc drop a sweet that tastes of lemon etc
8. a drop in the ocean British English, a drop in the bucket American English a very small amount of something compared to what is needed or wanted:
9. eye/ear etc drops a type of medicine that you put in your eye, ear etc, one drop at a time
Describing a decrease 描述下降
◆ Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。 ◆ Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.* 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 ◆ The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780,a fall of 26 per cent.被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。 ◆ According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。 ◆ There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 971 下降到 1 737。 ◆ These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards .这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。
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Describing a decrease 描述下降
◆ Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。 ◆ Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.* 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 ◆ The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780,a fall of 26 per cent.被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。 ◆ According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。 ◆ There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 971 下降到 1 737。 ◆ These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards .这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。