drop

[drɔp]

vt.落下, 跌倒, 下降, 放弃, 漏掉, 断绝关系
n.滴, 微量, 减少, 滴状物

n.

1. (一)滴[C]

The rain was leaking in large drops through the roof.

雨正大滴大滴地从屋顶漏下来。

2. 点滴, 微量[C]

3. 水果糖; 糖球[C]

4. 落下; 下降; (水)落差[S]

The drop in prices was quite unexpected.

价格的下跌是完全没有预料到的。

5. 【美】投信口; 丢放东西之处[C]

6. 空投; 空投物品; 空投的人[C]

They are requesting air drops of foodstuffs to the flooded areas.

他们要求对洪灾地区空投食品。

7. 滴剂[P]

vt.

1. 使滴下

She dropped some lemon juice into her tea.

她在茶里滴了几滴柠檬汁。

2. 丢下, 扔下; 降低

I dropped the letter into the mail-box.

我将信投入信箱。

3. 【口】下(车); 卸(货)[O]

Please drop me at the school gate.

请让我在校门口下车。

4. 丢弃; 中断; 停止

If a fire alarm is given, drop whatever you are doing, and leave the building at once.

如遇火警, 立即停止手头的一切工作, 马上离开建筑物。

5. 将……除名[(+from)]

He's been dropped from the boxing team.

他已被拳击队除名。

6. 无意中说出

He dropped me a hint over dinner.

我们一起吃饭时他给了我一点暗示。

7. 【口】输(钱)

8. 遗漏; 省略

He dropped a whole line in typing.

他打字时漏了整整一行。

9. (动物)产(仔)

10. 【俚】吞服(迷幻药、毒品)

She dropped acid in high school.

她高中时代服迷幻药。

vi.

1. 滴下; 落下; 掉下

A flower pot dropped from his balcony.

一个花盆从他家阳台落下。

2. (价格、温度等)下降; (声音、风等)变弱

The temperature has dropped drastically.

气温已大大下降。

3. (顺便)访问[Q]

I'd like to drop in and see you sometime next week.

我想在下周什么时候顺便来看看你。

4. 落后[Q]

5. 停止, 终止

6. (因疲劳、受伤等)倒下

He dropped with overwork.

他因过度工作累倒了。

7. (动物)出生

词形变化

动词过去式: dropped | 动词过去分词: dropped | 动词现在分词: dropping | 动词第三人称单数: drops |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.落下; 掉下; 下降

fall  dive  plunge  descend

vt.vi中断; 结束

end  cease  stop

vt.丢弃

dismiss  abandon  let go  give up

n.微量

hardly anything  small amount  

同义参见:

languish  lower  bubble  distill  flop  down  pill  trickle  descent  pea  pearl  mouthful  drip  swoop  

反义参见:

carry  hold  

英英释义

名词 drop:

a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)--Kipling

同义词：drib, driblet

a shape that is spherical and small

同义词：bead, pearl

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

同义词：dip, fall, free fall

a steep high face of rock

同义词：cliff, drop-off

a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

同义词：fall

a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

同义词：drop curtain, drop cloth

a central depository where things can be left or picked up

the act of dropping something

动词 drop:

let fall to the ground

to fall vertically

go down in value

fall or drop to a lower place or level

同义词：sink, drop down

terminate an association with

utter casually

stop pursuing or acting

同义词：knock off

leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

同义词：drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

同义词：fell, strike down, cut down

lose (a game)

pay out

同义词：spend, expend

lower the pitch of (musical notes)

同义词：flatten

hang freely

同义词：dangle, swing

stop associating with

同义词：dismiss, send packing, send away

let or cause to fall in drops

同义词：dribble, drip

get rid of

同义词：shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away

leave undone or leave out

同义词：neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap

change from one level to another

grow worse

同义词：devolve, deteriorate, degenerate

give birth; used for animals

短语词组

drop across

1. 偶然碰上

I dropped across Mr. Smith yesterday.

我昨天偶然碰上史密斯先生。

drop away

1. 一滴滴漏掉

The oil was dropping away.

油正在一滴滴漏掉。

2. 离开

The guests dropped away one by one.

客人们一个一个地离去。

drop back

1. 落回

The small ball dropped back to the floor.

小球又落回到地板上。

2. 落后

The car dropped back halfway through the race.

那辆车跑了一半赛程就落后了。

drop behind

1. 落伍; 落后

The production of the factory has been dropping behind in the last few months.

那家工厂的生产量近几个月来一直在下降。

drop by/in

1. 顺便拜访

Would you drop by when you are in town?

你来城里就来玩好吗?

drop into

1. 顺便走进

He dropped into a roadside store.

他顺便走进一家路边的商店。

2. 不知不觉进入(某种状态)

She soon dropped into a sound sleep.

她很快就睡熟了。

drop off

1. 让……下车

Please drop me off at the bank.

请让我在银行下车。

2. 减少; 下降

The business of the company was dropping off.

这家公司的生意日益清淡。

3. 睡着

She dropped off during the sermon.

她在听布道时睡着了。

drop out

1. 脱离

Luckily, I dropped out before the deal turned sour.

很幸运的, 在交易变坏前我已退出了。

One of my teeth has dropped out.

我的一颗牙齿掉了。

2. 退出; 退学

She dropped out of school to become a waitress.

她退学去当女招待。

补充

dropdrop英:[drɔp] 美:[drɑp]vt. & vi.1.(使)落下, 投下The apple blossom is beginning to drop.苹果树上的花开始落了。2.(使)降低, 减少, 减弱The motorist dropped his speed.摩托车手放慢了速度。vt.1.放弃, 断绝交往But in Paris he dropped his medical studies.但是在巴黎他放弃了学医。2.漏掉, 丢掉He dropped his watch in the bathroom.他把手表丢在浴室了。3.让人下车, 卸下货物I'm driving your way so I may drop you at the station.我开车顺路, 所以送你到车站。n.1.滴, 滴剂, 滴状物Many drops make a shower.雨滴一多就形成阵雨。2.降落, 下跌We really welcome a drop in prices.我们确实欢迎物价下降。3.空投, 空投物That is a drop of grain sacks from an aircraft to the hungry people on the island.那是从飞机上空投给岛上饥民的一袋袋粮食。

例句

1. Add the cream a few drops at a time.每次加入几滴奶油。 2. a drop of water/blue ink一滴水/蓝墨水 3. Add the olive oil, drop by drop.一滴一滴地加橄榄油。 4. Would you like a drop of whisky?想喝点威士忌吗？ 5. They haven't had a drop of rain for months.他们这儿已经好几个月没下雨了。 6. His blood pressure is at 110/60, a dramatic drop.他现在血压是110/60, 下降显著。 7. areas that are seeing steeper salary drops工资急剧下降的地区 8. a drop in the crime rate犯罪率的下降 9. The poll indicates a drop in support for the Conservatives.民意调查显示, 保守党的支持率有所下降。 10. He was prepared to take a drop in wages.他已做好心理准备接受降薪。 11. The ride ends with a 60-foot drop down the man-made mountain at 45mph.这次骑行的最后阶段要以45英里的时速冲下60英尺高的人造山峰。 12. It's only a four-metre drop.落差只有4米。 13. There were steep drops on either side.两侧都是陡峭的崖壁。 14. The aircrew wore oxygen masks during the drop.在空降的过程中, 机组人员戴着氧气面罩。 15. The food drop was a success.食品空投很成功。 16. They are requesting air drops of essential foodstuffs.他们正在请求空投最基本的食物。 17. Was the commune a cover for a narcotics drop?这个村子是毒品的藏匿地点吗？ 18. It's a joy being able to whip up a delicious meal at the drop of a hat.能够立即做出一顿美食是一件乐事。 19. Even this is a drop in the ocean compared to the sums wasted on promotion.跟浪费在宣传上的钱相比, 这也只算是沧海一粟。 20. There aren't too many events in which Sweden has the drop on America, but this is one of them.瑞典强于美国的比赛项目不多, 但这个是其中之一。 21. He had had a drop too much of the hard stuff.他喝了太多烈酒, 醉了。 22. I dropped the glass and it broke.我不小心把玻璃杯掉下来摔碎了。 23. He dropped my hand and smiled.他放下我的手, 微笑起来。 24. He dropped his plate into the sink.他把盘子放到水槽里。 25. She should have thought about that before dropping the letter in the post.她本应在寄信之前好好考虑一下那件事。 26. No one 's likely to drop a bomb here.不可能有人在这里投炸弹。 27. They dropped a bomb on the city.他们向这座城市投下一枚炸弹。 28. The second atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.第二颗原子弹于1945年8月9日投向长崎。 29. See if he's prepared to drop the price.看看他是否准备降价。 30. He had dropped the price of his London home by £1.25m.他将自己伦敦住宅的价格降低了125万镑。 31. They dropped their voices as they entered church.进入教堂之后他们放低了自己的说话声。 32. He dropped his eyes.他垂下眼睛。 33. I had to drop my trousers so they could inspect the wound.我必须脱掉裤子, 好让他们检查我的伤口。 34. I asked the taxi to drop me at the corner.我让出租车把我放到转角处。 35. The children were dropped at school by their parents.孩子们被家长送到学校。 36. when a cruise ship drops passengers ashore当乘客下游轮登岸时 37. Doubtless she'll drop her cargo on Mauritius.毫无疑问, 她会在毛里求斯卸货。 38. drop the vehicle off at the garage next to the station.把车放在车站旁的汽车修理厂。 39. You are to drop the attaché case at the airport.你把公文包存放在机场。 40. He was told to drop the idea.他被要求打消这个念头。 41. The prosecution was forced to drop the case.控方被迫撤诉。 42. Many nations still had not dropped sanctions against South Africa.很多国家还没有终止对南非的制裁。 43. I'm going to drop chemistry.我要放弃学化学了。 44. Does that mean you're going to drop the subject?那是不是意味着你要结束这个话题了？ 45. The board decided to drop the matter.董事会决定这件事到此为止。 46. Bernie, I need you to drop everything.伯尼, 我需要你放下手头的一切。 47. He had been selected, but had later been dropped.他本来已经被选中, 但是后来又被剔除了。 48. He has been dropped by his girlfriend.他被他的女朋友抛弃了。 49. A passage in the initial draft of the letter was dropped.这封信初稿中的一段话被略去了。 50. She shortened difficult words by dropping the final syllable.她略去难单词的最后一个音节, 让单词变短。 51. He then drops a flippant remark about what his boss is doing.然后, 他随口对老板正在做的事情作了轻率的评论。 52. Would the girl pick up on the subtle clue she had just dropped?这个姑娘能领会她刚才给出的细微线索吗？ 53. If I drop a few hints he might invite me.如果我给点暗示, 他没准会邀请我。 54. if the female is fertilized again at the time she drops her young若雌性产崽时再次受孕 55. Has she dropped her sprog yet?她生宝宝了吗？ 56. They had been dropping ammunition by parachute to alliance forces.他们已用降落伞向盟军部队空投弹药。 57. He dropped his first service game.他丢掉了第一个发球局。 58. He has still won three matches without dropping a set.他已赢下三场比赛, 仍然一盘未失。 59. Italy dropped three points to Switzerland.意大利队输给瑞士队3分。 60. She dropped 17 pounds in three weeks.她3周之内减掉了17磅。 61. She is on a diet to lose 3kg to drop a dress size.为了减掉三公斤穿小一码的衣服, 她正在节食。 62. The scandal was causing student numbers to drop.丑闻曾导致学生人数下降。 63. Immediately patient attendance dropped by 24%.病人就诊人数立刻下降了24%。 64. The temperature can drop to freezing.温度会降到冰点。 65. By morning, the wind had dropped.到了早上风已经小了。 66. Her voice dropped to a whisper.她的声音低下来变成了耳语。 67. The egg dropped onto the floor.鸡蛋掉在地板上。 68. Burning embers started dropping from the ceiling.燃烧的灰烬开始从天花板上落下来。 69. She let her head drop.她低下头。 70. He felt hot tears dropping onto his fingers.他感觉到热泪落在自己的手指上。 71. She looked about to drop.她看起来快要倒下了。 72. Nancy dropped into a chair.南希倒在椅子里。 73. He dropped onto the sofa.他倒在沙发上。 74. Tony immediately dropped into a crouch.托尼立即蹲了下来。 75. Sam dropped into a boxer 's defensive stance.萨姆变换到拳击手的防御姿态。 76. He dropped into a deep, dreamless sleep.他进入了无梦的深度睡眠状态。 77. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.英国队在联赛中的排名已由第二位降至第三位。 78. Such patients are more prone to drop dead suddenly.这类病人更易猝死。 79. Mary Ann wished he would just drop it.玛丽•安希望他不要再谈论这件事了。 80. Rain drops from the clouds.云能生雨。 81. Water dropped from the ceiling into the pan on the floor.水从天花板滴落到地板上的盆子里。 82. The sky diver dropped toward the earth.延缓张伞跳伞者降落到地上。 83. The fruit dropped off the tree.果实从树上落下。 84. The prices dropped sharply.价格暴跌。 85. Sales always drop in the spring.春季多为销售淡季。 86. A hundred men dropped in the battle.有100人在这次战斗中倒下了。 87. There the matter dropped.那件事情完结了。 88. to drop to the rear落后 89. to drop in line落伍 90. to drop from a game退出比赛 91. to drop out of a race退出竞赛 92. to drop into a habit不知不觉地养成一种习惯 93. to drop into sleep不经心地睡着了 94. Let's drop in Marry's.咱们顺便到玛丽家看看吧。 95. to drop in at my brother's顺便去我兄弟家坐坐 96. to drop from sight or notice(从视线中)消失或不再为人注意 97. to drop out of sight看不见，消失在视野中 98. The dog dropped at the sight of game.狗看见猎物时蹲伏着。 99. Our boat gently dropped down with the tide.我们的小船慢慢随潮顺流而下。 100. The “g” in “dancing” dropped. “dancing”中的字母 g 无意中漏掉了。 101. To tip well in dropping heavy.小费给得好就必须多给钱。 102. to drop lemon juice into wine在酒里滴柠檬汁 103. to drop medicine into a glass在玻璃杯中滴药水 104. to drop a bomb扔炸弹 105. to drop a line垂钓 106. The driver dropped his speed.司机减低了车速。 107. They dropped their voices as they entered the hall.他们走进大厅时就压低了讲话声音。 108. to drop a hint暗示，露口风 109. The staff dropped a suggestion to the manager.这位职员向经理随口提了一条建议。 110. drop me a note.给我写个便条。 111. drop me a line when you get there.你到那里后请给我来信。 112. The champion dropped the challenger in the fourth round.这位冠军在第四回合把挑战者击倒在地。 113. drop me at the next corner.让我在下一个街角下车。 114. drop us off at the corner.在拐角处让我们下车。 115. Don't drop the “g” in “dancing” and “walking”.别漏掉 “dancing” 和 “walking” 中的字母号 “g”。 116. She dropped her h's.她把字母 “h” 漏掉了。 117. She dropped her voice to a whisper.她压低声音，悄悄说话。 118. Will you drop your old friends if you win lottery?如果你中彩，你会同你的老朋友们中断来往吗? 119. If it's going to start an argument,let's drop the subject.如果此事会引起争论，那就别谈这个问题了。 120. We dropped two members of the club who have not paid their dues.我们开除了两个不交会费的俱乐部成员。 121. The boss dropped an accountant from the payroll.老板把一名会计师从在职人员名单中除了名。 122. The police dropped the charges against the suspect.警方撤销了对那名嫌疑人的指控。 123. He's dropped the idea of going to New York.他放弃了去纽约的念头。 124. He dropped the ball through the basket for two points.他投球入篮得两分。 125. They dropped two games in a row and were eliminated from the tournament.他们在划船比赛中输了两场比赛，并被淘汰出局。 126. The cat dropped a litter of four kittens.那只猫一窝产四只猫仔。 127. Marines dropped 250 combat troops into the jungle battlefield.(美国)海军陆战队官兵把250名战斗部队(人员)空投入丛林战场。 128. The tailor dropped the hem of her skirt.裁缝把她的裙子放长。 129. He dropped $300 on his new winter outfit.他花300美元买了一套新的冬装。 130. to drop the forger's cheques开假支票 131. to drop acid吞服迷幻药 132. the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette.火灾是由一只丢弃的烟头引起的。 133. they dropped bombs on Caen during the raid.他们在袭击中轰炸了卡昂。 134. the airlift dropped food into the camp.运输机空投食品到营地上。 135. [as adj. dropped]Botha responded with a superb dropped goal.博塔队回以一记精彩的落踢射门。 136. he dropped a lot of acid in the Sixties.他在60年代服了大量的迷幻药。 137. the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand.汤匙从她手里当啷一声掉下来。 138. they escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground.他们是跳窗逃走的。 139. he dropped to his knees in the mud.他在泥浆中跪了下来。 140. he looked ready to drop.他看上去快累垮了。 141. the cliff drops ninety metres to the valley below.悬崖向下面的山谷直落90米。 142. [with obj.]he dropped his voice as she came into the room.她进入房间时，他压低了声音。 143. [no obj.]pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent.税前利润减少了37%。 144. tourism has dropped off in the last few years.过去几年以来旅游业滑坡了。 145. the charges against him were dropped last year.去年撤消了对他的指控。 146. drop everything and get over here!.放下所有手头上的事，到这儿来！。 147. they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle.运动队改组时他们被除名了。 148. 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。 149. he dropped the load off at a dealer's.他在经销店将货物卸下。 150. 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。 151. just drop it in the post when you've got time.你有空把它丢进邮筒就行了。 152. she dropped a remark about having been included in the selection.她顺便提到她已被选中。 153. various guest DJs drop quality tunes both old and new.许多客串流行音乐主持人选播了优美的新老歌曲。 154. he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds.他估计我输了四万镑。 155. declarer dropped West's queen on the second round of spades.定约人在黑桃的第二轮就将西家Ｑ硬打吊出。 156. the queen dropped.Q被吊出来了。 157. the first drops of rain splashed on the ground.雨滴开始溅到地上。 158. there was not a drop of water in sight .一滴水也看不见。 159. he doesn't touch a drop during the week.他在一周内滴酒未沾。 160. eye drops.滴眼液，眼药水。 161. they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain.他们在帷幕降下后不到五分钟离开了。 162. the planes finally managed to make the drop.飞机最终设法做了空投。 163. a significant drop in consumer spending.顾客开销的显著减少。 164. standing on the lip of a sixty-foot drop.站在60英尺高的陡坡边缘。 165. [usu. with modifier]a sweet or lozenge, especially a boiled one.糖果，糖锭（尤指硬糖）。 166. a chocolate drop.一颗巧克力硬糖。 167. I got to the depot and made the drop.我到车站进行了交付。 168. 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。 169. 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。 170. I really dropped the ball on this one.在这件事上我的确出了错。 171. 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。 172. 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。 173. 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。 174. he was dropping hints that in future he would be taking a back seat in politics.他暗示将来要在政坛退居二线。 175. the £550 million saving is likely to be a drop in the ocean.节约的5.5亿英镑有可能是沧海一粟。 176. drop me a line at the usual address.按老地址给我寄封短信。 177. if your enemy gets the drop on you he can kill you.如果你的敌人占了上风，他可以将你置于死地。 178. obstreperous squaddies who have had a drop too much.闹嚷嚷醉醺醺的新兵们。 179. the colt was struggling to stay with the pace and started to drop back.那匹小马奋力要跟上，但还是开始落后了。 180. they would unexpectedly drop in on us.他们会突然顺道来访。 181. he'd actually considered dropping into one of the pickup bars.他竟然考虑过要去一家能随便勾搭异性的酒吧看看。 182. she couldn't help dropping into a Geordie accent.她说话时不知不觉就开始带上了泰恩赛德方言的口音。 183. struggle as she might, she kept dropping off.尽管她拼命控制，还是不停地打瞌睡。 184. kids who had dropped out of college.从大学退学的孩子们。 185. a child of the sixties who had temporarily dropped out.一个曾一时拒绝传统社会的60年代的孩子。 186. That vase was very expensive. Whatever you do, don't drop it!那个花瓶贵着呢，千万别摔破！ 187. The parachutist dropped safely to the ground.跳伞员安然着陆。 188. At the end of the race she dropped to her knees exhausted.跑到终点的时候，她筋疲力竭，跪倒在地。 189. The temperature will drop to minus 3 overnight.夜里气温要降至零下3度。 190. They ought to drop their prices.他们该把价钱减一减。 [T] 191. to drop your voice (= speak more quietly)说话低声点儿 192. drop me off at the traffic lights, please.劳驾，让我在红绿灯那儿下车。 193. I'll drop the parcel at your house.我会把包裹卸在你家门口。 194. Joe has been dropped from the team.乔被开除出队。 195. I'm going to drop geography next term (= stop studying it).下学期我不修地理课了。 196. Do drop me a line when you've time.有空的时候一定要给我写信。 197. Towards the end of the race she dropped behind the other runners.快到终点的时候，她落在其他赛跑选手后面了。 198. We were in the area so we thought we'd drop in and see you.我们刚好到这附近来，所以顺便到你家看望你。 199. I dropped off in front of the television.我在电视前打了个盹。 200. His injury forced him to drop out of the competition.他受了伤，不得不退出比赛。 201. a drop of blood/rain一滴血╱雨 202. I just have a drop of milk in my coffee.我在咖啡里只放一点儿牛奶。 203. The job is much more interesting but it will mean a drop in salary.这工作有趣得多，不过工资将会减少。 204. a drop in prices/temperature价格╱温度降低 205. a sheer drop of 40 metres to the sea离海面足足有40米 206. The doctor prescribed me drops to take twice a day.医生开给我一些滴剂，一天使用两次。 207. The money we made was a drop in the ocean compared to the amount we need.跟我们所需要的数目相比，我们挣的钱真是少得可怜。 208. He squeezed the bottle until a few drops came out.他用力从那个瓶子里挤出了几滴液体。 209. She knew rain was coming when she felt a drop [=raindrop] land on her arm.她发觉有雨滴落在了她的手臂上，知道天要下雨了。 210. drops of water fell from the leaky faucet.水滴从漏水的水龙头里滴下。 211. a drop of blood一滴血 212. I didn't have a drop of your orange juice.你的橙汁我一点也没喝。 213. "I'd just like a drop of brandy, please."请给我一点白兰地酒。 214. He used to have a drinking problem but he hasn't touched a drop [=hasn't drunk any alcohol] in years.他过去常常酗酒，但是近年来一点也不喝了。 215. She doesn't have a single drop of selfishness in her.她一点也不自私。 216. The poet wrings the last drop of meaning from every word.那位诗人把每个词都用到了极致，哪怕一丁点的意思也不放过。 217. The doctor prescribed daily drops for the child's ears.医生给孩子开了每天滴耳的药剂。 218. eye/ear drops眼药水；滴耳液 219. We sucked on lemon drops.我们嘴里咂着柠檬糖。 220. It is a 50-foot drop from the cliff to the ground below.悬崖离地面有50英尺的落差。 221. A steep drop in the river forms a waterfall.河水中一处很陡峭的坡形成了瀑布。 222. His income took a sudden drop.他的收入突然减少了。 223. He had a sudden drop in income.他的收入突然减少了。 224. The patient experienced a sharp drop in blood pressure.病人的血压急剧下降。 225. a drop [=decline] in prices/sales价格/销售额的下降 226. a four percent drop in body weight体重百分之四的下降 227. He made the drop.他藏匿赃物。 228. I left the package at the drop.我把包裹留在投递处。 229. The quarterback made a quick three-step drop.四分卫迅速地从争球线后退了三步。 230. "They need to raise thousands of dollars for this project, so our 20-dollar donation is just a drop in the bucket."他们需要为这个项目筹集成千上万美元，我们的20美元捐款只是九牛一毛。 231. He says he's ready to help us at the drop of a hat.他说他随时准备给予我们帮助。 232. She loses her temper at the drop of a hat.她动不动就发火。 233. Be careful not to drop the chair on your foot.小心别让椅子倒下来砸着你的脚。 234. She dropped the apple core into the trash can.她把苹果核扔进了垃圾桶。 235. They dropped bombs on the city.他们向那座城市投放了炸弹。 236. He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces.他一失手，花瓶掉在地上摔碎了。 237. The player dropped the ball.那个球员失了球。 238. The trees drop their needles in the winter. [=the needles fall off the trees in the winter]那些树冬天掉针叶。 239. The pen rolled to the edge of the table and dropped to the floor.钢笔滚到桌边，掉在地上。 240. The book dropped from my hand.书从我手里掉了下来。 241. The ball dropped between the right and center fielders.球落在右外野手和中外野手中间。 242. He dropped (down) to the floor and hid under the bed.他突然趴下，藏到了床下。 243. She was so tired she felt she would drop.她太疲倦了，觉得自己要倒下了。 244. He worked until he dropped.直到累倒，他才停下了工作。 245. (informal) We're going to the mall to shop till we drop.我们准备去商场购物，逛到逛不动为止。 246. The road drops into the valley.道路陡降，直达山谷。 247. The cliff drops almost vertically.悬崖几乎是垂直向下。 248. The temperature dropped (to 50 degrees).温度下降（到50度）。 249. His voice dropped [=became quieter] as he told us the secret.他告诉我们这个秘密的时候压低了嗓音。 250. "Increased competition has caused prices to drop. [=decline, go down]"日益激烈的竞争导致价格下跌。 251. Production has dropped. [=decreased]产量已降低。 252. The team has dropped [=fallen] to third place.这个队排名降到了第三位。 253. He dropped [=fell] behind the other runners when he hurt his ankle.由于踝关节受伤，他落在了别的选手后面。 254. He dropped [=lowered] his voice.他压低了嗓音。 255. She dropped [=reduced] her speed when she saw the patrol car.看到巡逻车时，她放慢了车速。 256. I'll drop you an e-mail when I know my schedule.我了解我的日程安排以后给你发封电子邮件。 257. drop me a line [=write me a letter] sometime.改日写封信给我。 258. You can drop that idea right now.你现在就可以放弃那个想法。 259. Let's just drop the subject.我们就别说这个话题了。 260. Just drop it. I don't want to talk about it any more.别说这个了。我不想再提了。 261. Please let the matter drop.别再谈那件事了。 262. Once he starts talking about a subject he just won't let it drop.他一提起个什么事，就没完没了。 263. I'm going to drop my calculus class and take a biology course instead.我打算不上微积分课，而去上生物课。 264. New evidence was found and the case was dropped.发现了新的证据，那个案子结了。 265. The prosecutors dropped the charges against her.检察官撤销了对她的指控。 266. I dropped everything [=stopped what I was doing] and ran to the window to see what was going on.我停下手头的事，跑到窗户那边看发生了什么。 267. "You should drop [=cut, omit] this sentence from your essay."你应该把这句话从你的文章中删掉。 268. The newspaper decided to drop the story.报纸决定撤掉这篇报道。 269. He was dropped from the team.他被队里开除了。 270. "They dated for a while, but then she suddenly dropped him."他们约会了一段时间，但是后来她突然和他断绝了关系。 271. She moved away and dropped her old friends.她搬走了，中断了和老朋友们的联系。 272. She dropped him in front of the library.她把他送到图书馆前面就离开了。 273. He dropped the package at the post office this morning.今天上午他去邮局寄了包裹。 274. I drop the kids off at school in the morning.早上我把孩子们送到学校。 275. I'll drop off the paperwork as soon as it's all filled out.资料一填完我就提交。 276. His sister dropped by unexpectedly.他妹妹不期来访。 277. They dropped in for a chat.他们顺便过来聊聊。 278. drop over sometime!改日来玩！ 279. We were in the neighborhood and thought we would drop in on you.当时我们在附近，就想顺便看看你们。 280. He casually dropped the news that they are getting married.他不经意地说出他们准备结婚的消息。 281. She's always dropping names. [=saying the names of famous people she knows to try to impress others]她总是有意无意地提到自己认识的名人的名字，借以炫耀自己。 282. She has been dropping hints that she is looking for another job.她无意中透露出她正在找另一份工作。 283. They dropped the first game but won the next two.他们输了第一局，但赢了后两局。 284. She dropped $300 on a new suit.她花300美元买了新套装。 285. "Through diet and exercise, I managed to drop 20 pounds in a year."我通过节食和运动在一年内成功减掉了20磅体重。 286. "When the teacher became angry at her, she dropped her eyes/head. [=she looked down]"老师对她发火时，她垂下了眼睛/低下了头。 287. His gaze dropped to the floor in embarrassment.他尴尬地低头盯着地板。 288. Count the stitches on the needle to make sure you didn't drop one.数一数针数，确保你没漏针。 289. Be careful you don't drop a stitch.小心，别漏针了。 290. "When she spoke quickly, she dropped the “g” in “running.”"她说话快时，把running中的g的发音吞掉了。 291. They dropped acid. [=they took LSD]他们吃了迷幻药。 292. The quarterback dropped back and threw a long pass down the field.四分卫后退，将球长传过场地。 293. "After the holidays, business usually drops off."假期过后生意通常会冷清。 294. The baby tends to drop off after he eats.宝宝吃完以后就会睡觉。 295. She lay down and dropped off to sleep.她躺下睡着了。 296. He dropped out after 10th grade.上完10年级后他辍学了。 297. He dropped out of [=quit] college/school and began working full-time.他从大学/学校辍学后就开始全职上班了。 298. She was the first to drop out of the band.她是第一个退出乐队的。 299. Back in the sixties he dropped out and lived as a hippie for several years.在六十年代时，他脱离世俗社会，过了几年嬉皮士生活。 300. The house dropped out of sight as we drove over the hill.我们开车越过山丘后，那所房子淡出了我们的视线。 301. a famous and successful actor who suddenly dropped out of sight一位突然销声匿迹的知名当红演员