- [transitive, intransitive]
to allow something to fall by accident; to fall by accident （意外地）落下，掉下，使落下 - drop something
Be careful not to drop that plate. 小心别把那盘子摔了。 🔊🔊 - drop something + adv./prep.
I accidentally dropped my glasses into the water. 我意外地把眼镜掉进了水里。 - drop to something
The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。 🔊🔊 His arms dropped limply to his sides. 他的双臂无力地垂到了身体两侧。 - drop + adj.
Her mouth dropped open in disbelief. 她张着嘴，满脸怀疑。
Extra ExamplesHe saw Emma and promptly dropped his tray of drinks. 他看见埃玛，饮料托盘当即脱手掉在地上。 He slowly dropped to the floor. 他缓慢地倒在地板上。 - (figurative)
Her heart dropped like a stone at this news. 听到这个消息她心头一沉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- in
- into
- on
- …
- drop something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to make something fall deliberately; to let yourself fall （故意）降下，使降落，使落下 - drop something
You can never be sure whether the planes will be dropping bombs or food parcels. 您永远无法确定飞机是否会投下炸弹或食品包裹。 - drop something + adv./prep.
Medical supplies are being dropped into the stricken area. 正在向灾区空投医药用品。 🔊🔊 She lifted the bag then dropped it down again. 她提起袋子，然后再次放下。 - (British English)
He dropped his trousers (= undid them and let them fall). 他松开腰带，让裤子掉下去。 🔊🔊 - (North American English)
He dropped his pants. 他松开腰带，裤子掉下去。 🔊🔊 - drop (+ adv./prep.)
Catch me when I drop. 当我掉下来时抓住我。 I dropped to my knees beside her. 我跪在她旁边。
Extra ExamplesThe plane came straight in, dropping down to land in a field. 飞机直冲进去，降落在田野上。 He dropped lightly down onto the lawn beneath. 他轻轻地躺在草坪上。 The cheese drops onto a conveyor underneath. 奶酪掉落到下面的传送带上。 - (figurative)
He casually drops the latest buzzwords into the conversation. 他在谈话中无意间用上了最新的时髦词语。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- in
- into
- on
- …
- drop something
- [intransitive] (informal)
to fall down or be no longer able to stand because you are extremely tired 累倒；累垮 I feel ready to drop. 我感到快累垮了。 🔊🔊 She expects everyone to work till they drop. 她巴不得人人都干到累垮为止。 🔊🔊 - drop + adv./prep.
He staggered in and dropped into a chair. 他蹒跚着走进来，一屁股坐在椅子上。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- gently
- lightly
- …
- let something
- be ready to
- into
- onto
- to
- …
- drop like a stone
- drop open
- [intransitive, transitive]
to become or make something weaker, lower or less （使）变弱，降低，减少 The temperature has dropped considerably. 温度已大大降低。 🔊🔊 At last the wind dropped. 风势终于减弱了。 🔊🔊 Error rates have dropped dramatically. 错误率已大大下降。 - drop to something
His voice dropped to a whisper. 他的声音已放低到轻声细语了。 🔊🔊 The Dutch team have dropped to fifth place. 荷兰队已降至第五名。 🔊🔊 - drop by something
The price of shares dropped by 14p. 股价下跌了 14 便士。 🔊🔊 - drop in something (by something)
Shares dropped in price by 14p. 股价下跌了 14 便士。 🔊🔊 - drop against something
The dollar dropped sharply against the euro. 美元兑欧元大幅下跌。 - drop something
You must drop your speed in built-up areas. 在楼房密集区必须放慢速度。 🔊🔊
Language Bank fallfallDescribing 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 per cent down on the previous year. 根据该数据，有780辆汽车被盗，比上一年下降了26％。
There was an 11 per cent drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737. 报告的汽车盗窃事件从1 971下降到1 737，下降了11％。
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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb1The number of children in the class has dropped from 25 to 18. 班里的孩子数量已从 25 人降至 18 人。 The price of oil has dropped significantly. 油价大幅下降。 The temperature rarely drops below 30°C. 气温很少降到30 摄氏度以下。 Sales are likely to drop further. 销售量可能进一步下降 Processing costs dropped 30 per cent. 加工成本下降了30％。 The baby's heart rate had dropped. 婴儿的心律下降了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
- …
- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- below
- by
- from
- …
- [transitive] drop something
to fail to win something 垂下（眼睛）；垂视 It's a long time since we dropped a game. 自从我们放弃游戏以来已经很长时间了。 They didn't drop any points until halfway through the season. 他们直到赛季中途才丢分。 She dropped the second set but came back to win the match. 她放弃了第二盘，但是回来赢了比赛。 He dropped his serve (= failed to win games in which it was his turn to hit the ball first) twice in the first set. 他在第一盘中两次丢球（未能赢得轮到他先打球的比赛）。
- [intransitive, transitive] your eyes/gaze drop | drop your eyes/gaze (formal)
to look down 垂下（眼睛）；垂视 - [intransitive]
to slope steeply downwards 急剧倾斜而下 - drop (away) (from something)
In front of them the valley dropped sharply away from the road. 他们前面的山谷从路旁急剧倾斜而下。 🔊🔊 - drop (away) (into/to something)
The land dropped steeply away into a small valley. 地势陡降，变成一个小山谷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- sharply
- steeply
- away
- …
- into
- to
- towards/toward
- …
- drop (away) (from something)
- [transitive]
to stop so that somebody can get out of a car, etc.; to deliver or leave something in a particular place, especially on the way to somewhere else 中途卸客；中途卸货 - drop somebody/something
Can you drop me near the bank? 你可以让我在银行附近下车吗？ 🔊🔊 - drop somebody/something off
You left your jacket, but I can drop it off on my way to work tomorrow. 你忘了拿你的短上衣，不过我可以在明天上班的路上顺便捎给你。 🔊🔊 - drop something + adv./prep.
Just drop it in the mail when you have time. 有空时，只需将其放入邮件中即可。
- drop somebody/something
- [transitive] drop somebody a line/a note/an email
to send a short letter or email to somebody 寄，送，写（信） - [transitive] drop something (+ adv./prep.)
to put some text, an icon, etc. into a file, folder or place on a computer screen, using the mouse You can easily drag and drop files onto your memory stick. 您可以轻松地将文件拖放到记忆棒上。
- [transitive]
to leave somebody/something out by accident or deliberately 遗漏；省略；不予考虑 - drop somebody/something from something
She's been dropped from the team because of injury. 她因受伤而未被列入队员名单。 🔊🔊 - drop somebody/something
He spoke with a cockney accent and dropped his aitches (= did not pronounce the letter ‘h’ at the start of words). 他讲话带着伦敦东区的口音，把词首的 h 音给吞掉了。 🔊🔊 She was unceremoniously dropped by her record label. 她被唱片公司无情地抛弃了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quietly
- unceremoniously
- from
- in favour/favor of
- drop somebody/something from something
- [transitive] drop somebody
to stop seeing somebody socially 不再与（某人）往来；同（某人）断绝联系 - [transitive] drop something
to stop doing or discussing something; to not continue with something 停止；终止；放弃 I dropped German (= stopped studying it) when I was 14. 我 14 岁后就没再学德语。 🔊🔊 Drop everything and come at once! 放下所有事情赶快来吧！ 🔊🔊 Look, can we just drop it (= stop talking about it)? 喂，这事儿能不能就谈到这儿？ 🔊🔊 I think we'd better drop the subject. 我认为我们最好不要谈这个话题。 🔊🔊 The police decided to drop the charges against her. 警方决定撤回对她的指控。 🔊🔊 Let's drop the formalities—please call me Mike. 咱们不必拘礼，叫我迈克好了。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2Both countries have agreed to drop border controls. 两国都同意停止边境管制。 He suddenly dropped his habitual banter. 他突然不再像往常一样开玩笑。 The formal grade of Geologist was dropped in favour of Scientific Officer. 正式职称由地质学家改为科技主任。 When nobody volunteered, the idea was finally dropped altogether. 在没有人主动的情况下，这个构思就被完全放弃了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quietly
- immediately
- quickly
- …
- let something
- agree to
- decide to
- …
- in favour/favor of
- [transitive] drop a hint
to say or do something in order to show somebody, in an indirect way, what you are thinking 暗示；透露 - [transitive] drop a stitch
to let a stitch go off the needle
fall落下
become weaker/less变弱；减少
in sport体育运动
eyes眼睛
slope downwards向下倾斜
deliver/send运送；发送
on a computer screen
leave out略去
friends朋友
stop停止
hint暗示
in knitting编织
Word OriginOld English dropa (noun), droppian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Tropfen ‘a drop’, tropfen ‘to drip’, also to drip and droop.
Idioms
the bottom drops/falls out (of something)
die/fall/drop like flies
drop a/the dime on somebody
- (North American English, informal)
to tell the police or people in authority that somebody has done something wrong If he finds out who dropped the dime on him, they're in trouble. 如果他发现谁把一角钱扔在他身上，那就麻烦了。 I'm worried if I drop a dime on this guy, he'll get fired, which I don't think he really deserves. 我担心如果我给这家伙放一角钱，他会被开除，我认为他不配得到。
drop the ball
- (North American English, informal)
to make a mistake and cause something that you are responsible for to fail 犯错；处理失当 Let’s not drop the ball on this. 让我们不要丢球。
drop a brick/clanger
- (British English, informal)
to say something that offends or embarrasses somebody, although you did not intend to 失言伤人；出言不慎
drop your bundle
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)
to suddenly not be able to think clearly; to act in a stupid way because you have lost control over yourself 突然发蒙；失态
drop dead
- (informal)
to die suddenly and unexpectedly 暴死；突然死去；猝死 - (informal)
used to tell somebody, rudely, to stop annoying you, interfering, etc. 别烦人；别打扰；别捣乱
drop your guard
to stop being careful and preparing yourself for possible danger or difficulty 不再与（某人）往来；同（某人）断绝联系 You can never drop your guard with a two-year-old. 您永远不会放弃两岁大的警卫。 Even when he's winning, he never drops his guard. 即使他赢了，他也从不放弃后卫。
drop somebody in it
- (British English, informal)
to put somebody in an embarrassing situation, especially by telling a secret that you should not have told （尤指因泄露秘密）使尴尬，使狼狈不堪
drop/dump something in somebody’s lap
drop names
to mention famous people you know or have met in order to impress others 提及自己认识或见过的名人以抬高身价 She found him rather irritating to talk to; all he did was drop names. 她发现跟他说话真没意思，他只会提一些名人的名字炫耀自己。
something drops/falls into somebody’s lap
somebody’s jaw dropped/fell/sagged
used to say that somebody suddenly looked surprised, shocked or disappointed （突然吃惊或失望得）张口结舌，目瞪口呆，垂头丧气
let somebody/something drop
the penny drops
- (informal, especially British English)
used to say that somebody has finally understood or realized something that they had not understood or realized before 恍然大悟；终于明白；茅塞顿开 I had to explain the joke to her a couple of times before the penny dropped. 一分钱掉下来之前，我不得不和她讲了两次笑话。
you could hear a pin drop