drop是什么意思

短语搭配

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(1)drop out停止, 退出；辍学

(2)drop by顺路拜访

(3)drop in顺路拜访

(4)drop off跌落；快速入睡

(5)drop litter扔垃圾

(6)drop out of school退学

(7)drop to下降到

(8)a drop in the ocean沧海一粟, 九牛一毛

(9)drop back落后；被抛在后面

(10)drop in on顺路拜访

(11)drop dead暴死, 突然死去, 猝死

(12)at the drop of a hat立即, 毫不迟疑(通常指莫名其妙地)

(13)drop behind落后, 被抛在后面

(14)drop the ball犯错；处理失当

(15)drop shot短球；短吊；近网低球；网前球

(16)drop zone空投场；伞降地域

(17)cough drop止咳糖；止咳片

(18)lemon drop柠檬…糖

(19)acid drop酸味糖果

(20)drop scene垂幕；吊幕；最后一场

(21)drop curtain垂幕；吊幕

(22)pear drop梨形硬糖果

(23)drop test落锤试验；冲击试验

(24)drop hammer落锤；打桩锤

(25)hear a pin drop静得连针掉在地上也听得见

(26)fruit drop落果

(27)let it drop到此为止

(28)drop anchor下锚停泊

(29)long drop茅坑

(30)drop tank可弃油箱；副油箱

(31)drop cloth垂幕；吊幕；防尘套

(32)a drop in a bucket沧海一粟

(33)drop hints给暗示

(34)drop a hint给暗示

(35)drop kick抛踢球

(36)drop goal踢抛踢球进球

(37)drop handlebars倒装车把手

(38)mail drop邮箱；信箱；投递

(39)drop asleep不知不觉地睡着

(40)drop a clanger做事出岔子；犯愚蠢的错误

(41)have had a drop too much喝多了；喝醉

(42)drop a dime on向警方告发

(43)drop shoulder低肩部式样

(44)drop someone a line给某人写便条

(45)drop like flies大量地死

(46)drop capital特大大写字母

(47)drop the dime on向警方告发

(48)drop one's aitches漏发／ｈ／音的

(49)drop scone面饼；烙饼

(50)drop the dime on someone告发

(51)drop one's trousers故意让裤子掉下来

(52)drop a stitch漏织一针

(53)drop initial特大大写字母

双语例句

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(1)I felt a rain drop dripping on my head.

我感到一滴雨滴在我头上。

(2)After long hours of work, the man seemed to drop from exhaustion.

长时间的工作后，这位男士看起来要累垮了。

(3)She dropped four lambs during the night.

晚上她生了四只小羊崽。

(4)Don't drop the cup on the floor.

不要把杯子掉在地上。

(5)She dropped her keys.

她把钥匙弄掉了

(6)I thought I felt a drop of rain.

我感到有一滴雨落在身上

(7)What time do we have to drop the kids off tomorrow?

明天我们什么时候得去送孩子们呢？

(8)I'll drop her off at the airport.

我要把她送到机场。

(9)Can you drop these books off at the library?

你能把这些书送到图书馆吗?

(10)This whole argument is dividing our team, so we need to just drop it.

这样吵架只会离间我们，所以我们必须停下来。

(11)Would it be possible for you to drop by the house tomorrow?

你明天可以顺便来一趟房子这边吗？

(12)I'm going to drop my stuff off at home and meet up with you guys later.

我要把我的东西放回家，待会儿再和你们见面。

(13)Could you drop the kids off at school on your way to work?

你能在上班路上送孩子们去学校吗?

(14)The victim, I gathered, was under extreme duress and unlikely to drop charges.

据我所知，受害者受到了极端胁迫，不太可能放弃指控。

(15)His $100 donation was generous, but it's just a drop in the bucket since we still need to raise $100,000.

他捐了100块很慷慨，但这也只是杯水车薪，我们还得再募集十万块。

(16)We hired two new employees, but with the way we're expanding, it's just a drop in the bucket.

我们雇了两名新员工，但以我们现在的扩张方式，这只是杯水车薪罢了。

(17)Can we try to resist the urge to shop till we drop on Black Friday this year?

今年的黑五，我们能忍住疯狂购物的冲动吗？

(18)Temperatures can drop to freezing at night.

晚上气温能陡降到零度以下。

(19)Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper.

她的声音将要降低成轻视性的低语。

(20)Another drop of water fell with a soft plop.

又一滴水轻轻滴答一声落下。

(21)Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius.

夜间温度可能会降到15摄氏度以下。

(22)In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten.

十一月气温下降，白天变短。

同义词

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vt. 滴；使降低；使终止；随口漏出

vi. 下降；终止

n. 滴；落下；空投；微量；滴剂

反义词

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同根词

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词根 drop

(1)dropped adj. 抛踢球得分的v. 下降，减少；掉下，滴下（drop的过去式和过去分词形式）

(2)dropping n. 落下；空投；滴下物v. 落下；退出（drop的ing形式）；滴入；随口漏出

(3)dropper n. 滴管；使滴下的东西；点滴器

单词辨析

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落下；下降

(1)drop 指物体从一定高度落下。

(2)fall 与drop同义，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式无关。

(3)sink 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。

(4)descend 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。

释义

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v.

let or make (something) fall vertically

使落下，使掉下，投下

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

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）

the airlift dropped food into the camp.

　空运用的飞机给营地空投了食品。

Rugby score (a goal) by a drop kick

【英橄】 　踢抛踢球得（分）

[as adj. 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）。

informal take (a drug, especially LSD) orally

〈非正式〉 　吞服（毒品，尤指麦角酸酰二乙胺）

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

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

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

he dropped to his knees in the mud.

　他跪倒在泥浆中。

informal collapse or die from exhaustion

〈非正式〉 　累倒，累垮；倒毙

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

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

[with obj.]he dropped his voice as she came into the room

她进入房间时，他压低了嗓门

[no obj.]pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent

税前利润减少了３７％

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）

the charges against him were dropped last year

对他的指控于去年撤消了

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

they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle.

　球队改组时他们被除名了。

informal stop associating with

〈非正式〉 　与…断绝往来

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）

he dropped the load off at a dealer's

他在一家商店处卸了货

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

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

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。

Brit. informal (of a DJ) select and play (a record)

〈英， 非正式〉 （流行音乐节目主持人）选播（唱片）

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）。

informal lose (money), especially through gambling

〈非正式〉 　（尤指赌博中）输（钱）

he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds.

　他估计我输了四万镑。

Bridge be forced to play (a relatively high card) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand

【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）

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

the queen dropped.

Q被吊出来了。

n.

a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface

（液体的）滴

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

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

he doesn't touch a drop during the week.

　他在一周内滴酒未沾。

(drops)liquid medication to be measured or applied in very small amounts

滴剂

eye drops.

　滴眼液，眼药水。

[usu. in sing.]an instance of falling or dropping

下降，下落

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

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

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

standing on the lip of a sixty-foot drop.

　站在６０英尺高的陡坡边缘。

(the drop)informal the relegation of a sports team to a lower league or division

〈非正式〉 　（运动队的）降级。

(the drop)Bridge the playing of a high card underneath an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand

【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。

(the drop)execution by hanging

绞刑。

something resembling a drop of liquid in shape, in particular

滴状物，滴形物，尤指

[usu. with modifier]a sweet or lozenge, especially a boiled one

糖果，糖锭（尤指硬糖）: a chocolate drop. 一颗巧克力硬糖。

a pendant earring

耳坠。

informal a delivery

〈非 正式〉 　递送，交付

I got to the depot and made the drop.

　我去仓库进行了交付。

US a letter box

〈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

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。

短语

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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

［ORIGIN with allusion to mishandling in baseball．］ 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

［in imperative］ 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

短语动词

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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

易错必背词

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drop litter 扔垃圾

drop everything 丢下一切

(1)She just dropped everything.

她直接丢下了一切。[全国卷 2016 高考 阅读理解]

a drop of water 一滴水

drop to ... 跌到...；降到...

(1)The thief drops to the ground.

小偷跌落在地上。[天津卷 2020 高考 阅读理解]

(2)It can drop to-170℃ on the moon at night.

晚上在月球上可以降到零下170度。[福建卷 2020 中考 阅读单选]

drop quickly 迅速下降

the temperature dropped 气温下降

drop sth 放弃

(1)I'm going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead.

我准备不再练瑜伽而开始做有氧运动。[经典例句]

drop out (of ...) 退出(...)

(1)Bill dropped out of college after his first year.

比尔在大学读完第一年后就辍学了。[经典例句]

drop sb off 让…下车

(1)Her father dropped her off at the school gate and then drove to work.

她父亲在学校门口让她下车，然后开车去上班。[包头市 2018 中考 词汇运用]

drop off (to sleep) 不知不觉睡着

(1)The little boy was still awake on his mother's lap, but the woman dropped off to sleep.

小男孩还醒着坐在他妈妈的腿上，但她妈妈已经睡着了。[北京卷 2021 高考 完形填空]

drop by / drop in (on) 顺便拜访

(1)That means we can drop by for a few minutes.

这意味着我们可以顺路拜访几分钟。[吉林省 2019 中考 多任务混合阅读]

(2)After that, feeling the need to explore further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings.

在那之后，我觉得有必要进一步探索，于是决定去拜访一家肌萎缩侧索硬化症患者(ASL)俱乐部的会议。[全国卷I 2017 高考 完形填空]

类似拼写词

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drop v. 使落下；使掉下；投下；落下；掉下；降低；变弱；减少；放弃；中断；停止；卸；输掉；被硬打吊出

crop n. 作物；庄稼；平头；嗉囊；收成；一批；丰富；一系列；一熟

词源

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"Old English dropa （noun）, droppian （verb）, of Germanic origin; related to German Tropfen ‘a drop', tropfen ‘to drip', also to DRIP and DROOP."

考纲分布

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近6年出现138次

重要程度: 5星

61%; v 扔下; 丢下

22%; v/n 下降

13%; v/n 落下; 滴; 水滴

1%; v 停止; 终止; 放弃

1%; v 顺路捎带; 中途卸下

1%; phr.v (drop by)顺便拜访

1%; phr.v (drop out)辍学; 退赛

0%; v 省略; 遗漏

0%; v 张开下巴

0%; n (~s)滴剂

考纲释义

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( 1)v. 扔下; 丢下

英文释义：deliberately let it fall there

真题例句：

Put signs on the rubbish bins (垃圾桶) to remind students not to drop litter.

在垃圾箱上贴上标志，提醒学生不要乱扔垃圾。[2020年 江西省卷 七选五]

According to the rule, used batteries must be dropped in the red bin for harmful wastes.

根据规定，用过的电池必须扔进红色的有害垃圾箱。[2019年 上海市卷 完型填空]

Emily drops the water on purpose.

艾米丽故意把水弄掉。[2019年 河北省卷 阅读理解]

( 2)v/n. 下降

英文释义：move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level

真题例句：

Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly?

为什么大象的数量下降得如此之快？[2020年 广东省卷 词汇]

The number of organizations has dropped.

组织的数量已经下降.[2020年 广东省卷 词汇运用]

The temperature dropped.

气温下降了。[2020年 安徽省卷 阅读理解]

( 3)v/n. 落下; 滴; 水滴

英文释义：fall or to allow something to fall

真题例句：

Just make sure there are holes for drainage (排水) and a small plate under them to catch drops of water.

只要确保有排水孔，而且孔下面有一个小盘子来收集水滴。[2019年 江西省卷 单项选择]

( 4)v. 停止; 终止; 放弃

英文释义：to stop doing or planning something, especially an activity

真题例句：

However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F.

然而，许多学校决定去掉E级直接变成F级。[2018年 北京市卷 词汇检测]

I want to drop it.

我想放弃它。[2018年 黄冈市卷 综合填空]

( 5)v. 顺路捎带; 中途卸下

英文释义：take someone to a particular place, usually in a car, and leave them there

真题例句：

He picked up the four travelers, from the train station and dropped them off at a nearby hotel.

他从火车站接了四个旅客，并把他们送到附近的一家酒店。[2019年 黄冈市卷 听力]

Zhang Peng directly went to the hotel again where he had dropped them off.

张鹏直接又去了他让他们下车的旅馆。[2019年 黄冈市卷 阅读理解]

Her father dropped her off at the school gate and then drove to work.

她父亲在学校门口让她下车，然后开车去上班。[2018年 包头市卷 阅读理解]

( 6)phr.v. (drop by)顺便拜访

真题例句：

That means we can drop by for a few minutes or we can stay as long as we like.

也就是说，我们可以去拜访几分钟，也可以想待多久就待多久。[2019年 吉林省卷 任务型阅读]

( 7)phr.v. (drop out)辍学; 退赛

真题例句：

Her parents worried about her health and advised her to drop out of school, but Xu's answer was no.

她父母担心她的健康，建议她退学，但徐的回答是否定的。[2020年 连云港市卷 综合填空]

Drop out at 10.

10岁辍学。[2018年 绵阳市卷 选词填空]

( 8)v. 省略; 遗漏

英文释义：to leave somebody/something out by accident or deliberately

真题例句：

You've dropped an "f" in the word "giraffe".

giraffe这个单词里你漏掉了一个f。[2019年 齐齐哈尔市卷 完形填空]

( 9)v. 张开下巴

真题例句：

Then his jaw(下巴) dropped open and he laughed for joy as he realized what was going on.

当他意识到发生了什么事时，他的嘴巴张得大大的，高兴地笑了起来。[2019年 兰州市卷 阅读理解]

( 10)n. (~s)滴剂

英文释义：liquid medicine measured by drops

真题例句：

They buy bottles of eye drops to keep their eyes wet.

他们买了几瓶眼药水来保持眼睛湿润。[2018年 青岛市卷 书面表达]

必考短语

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(1)drop out停止；退出；辍学

(2)drop by顺路拜访

(3)drop in顺路拜访

(4)drop off跌落；快速入睡

(5)drop litter扔垃圾

(6)drop out of school退学

(7)drop to下降到

单词辨析

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drop drop既可指无意识的行为，即表示“落下”（不及物），也可指有意识的行为，即表示“投下”（及物）。

fall fall表示“落下”时多指无意识的行为，有自然坠落之意，且通常用作不及物动词。

用法讲解

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表“少量，一点点”时，drop只用名词的单数形式，其后常接“of+不可数名词”。 示例： I'll have a drop of milk. 我要喝点牛奶。

短语drop in，表“偶然拜访”，如果要接拜访的对象，用介词on/upon sb.来表达。 示例：I will drop in on you if I pass by. 如果我路过的话，会顺便去看看你。

考纲分布

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近12年出现22次

重要程度: 5星

50%; v 降下; 使落下

32%; v 累倒

9%; phr (drop by/in)顺便拜访

5%; cn 滴

5%; phr (drop out)退学(的学生)

0%; v 使落下; (意外地)落下; 掉下

考纲释义

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( 1)v. 降下; 使落下

真题例句：

The global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a "critically endangered" status.

全球黑犀牛数量已经下降到5500头，使犀牛处于“极度濒危”状态。[2021年 全国甲卷 阅读理解]

Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa.

当伽利略从比萨斜塔上扔下不同重量的物体时，他不仅仅是雄心勃勃。[2020年 天津卷 阅读理解]

When your cat drops a dead bird at your feet, she isn't bringing you a present.

当你的猫把一只死鸟扔到你脚边时，她并不是在给你送礼物。[2018年 全国卷3 听力]

( 2)v. 累倒

真题例句：

The little boy was still awake on his mother's lap, but the woman dropped off to sleep.

小男孩在他母亲的腿上仍然醒着，但那个女人却累到睡着。[2021年 北京卷 完形填空]

The thief drops to the ground.

盗贼累倒在地。[2020年 天津卷 阅读理解]

( 3)phr. (drop by/in)顺便拜访

真题例句：

After that, feeling the need to explore further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings.

在那之后，我觉得有必要进一步探索，于是决定去顺便参加一个美国手语俱乐部的会议。[2017年 全国卷1 完形填空]

( 4)cn. 滴

真题例句：

Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, and fall off into the cup.

地下水蒸发并聚集在纸上，直到形成小水滴，落入杯子中。[2017年 全国卷1 阅读理解]

( 5)phr. (drop out)退学(的学生)

真题例句：

Dropping out of college.

从大学辍学。[2018年 全国卷1 听力]

( 6)v. 使落下; (意外地)落下; 掉下

必考短语

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(1)drop out停止; 退出; 辍学

(2)drop by顺路拜访

单词辨析

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drop 表示“落下”，多指无意识的行为，有自然坠落之意，且通常是不及物动词。

fall 既可指无意的行为，即表示“落下”（不及物），也可指有意的行为，即表示“投下”（及物）。

考纲分布

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近9年出现49次

重要程度: 5星

71%; v/n 下降

10%; v/n 落下; 低落; 滴; 水滴

6%; v 扔下; 丢下

6%; v 停止; 结束; 放弃

4%; n 落差; 下降距离

2%; v/n (不小心)跌落; 落下

0%; n 降低的程度; 减少的量

考纲释义

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( 1)v/n. 下降

英文释义：move to a lower level; or cause something to move to a lower level

真题例句：

Consider that nearly two-thirds of students will experience the "ninth-grade shock," which refers to a dramatic drop in a student's academic performance.

考虑一下，将近三分之二的学生会经历“九年级休克”，这是指学生的学习成绩急剧下降。[2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]

We then assessed biological stress responses for students whose grades were dropping by examining their stress hormones (荷尔蒙) .

然后，我们通过检测学生的应激激素来评估他们的生物应激反应(荷尔蒙)。[2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]

Last year's car-free day showed a 40 percent drop in pollution levels in some parts of the city.

去年的无车日显示，该市部分地区的污染水平下降了40%。[2020年 CET4 听力]

( 2)v/n. 落下; 低落; 滴; 水滴

英文释义：fall or to allow something to fall

真题例句：

There is a micro-organism that can make you sick on the exact spot where the food dropped.

在食物掉落的确切位置上有一种能让你生病的微生物。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

When an object did not drop out of the bottom of a rattling container, they looked at it for a longer time than they did when the container behaved as expected.

当一个物体没有从摇摇晃晃的容器底部掉出来时，它们看它的时间要比容器按预期表现时长。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

Women were more likely than men to eat food that had dropped on the floor.

女性比男性更有可能吃掉在地板上的食物。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

Wondering if food is still OK to eat after it's dropped on the floor is a pretty common experience. And it's probably not a new one either.

想知道食物掉在地上后是否还能吃，这是一种很常见的经历。而且这可能也不是什么新鲜事。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

( 3)v. 扔下; 丢下

英文释义：deliberately let it fall there

( 4)v. 停止; 结束; 放弃

英文释义：stop or let end

真题例句：

For instance, they may drop difficult coursework.

例如，他们可能会放弃困难的课程。[2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]

Some retailers warned Cocalis that they'd drop the brand if it came out with an electric bike.

一些零售商警告科卡利斯，如果该品牌推出电动自行车，他们将放弃该品牌。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]

( 5)n. 落差; 下降距离

英文释义：a distance down from a high point to a lower point

( 6)v/n. (不小心)跌落; 落下

英文释义：fall or let fall often by accident

( 7)n. 降低的程度; 减少的量

英文释义：a reduction in the amount or level of something

必考短语

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(1)drop off快速入睡

单词辨析

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descend 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。

drop 指物体从一定高度落下。

fall fall 与 drop 同义，指突然或猛烈地降落，但 fall 也可指任何下落，同高度或形式无关。

用法讲解

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表“少量，一点点”时，drop只用名词的单数形式，其后常接“of+不可数名词”。 示例： I'll have a drop of milk. 我要喝点牛奶。

短语drop in，表“偶然拜访”，如果要接拜访的对象，用介词on/upon sb.来表达。 示例：I will drop in on you if I pass by. 如果我路过的话，会顺便去看看你。

考纲分布

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近9年出现43次

重要程度: 5星

63%; v/n 下降

33%; v/n 落下; 低落; 滴; 水滴

5%; v 停止; 结束

0%; v 扔下; 丢下

考纲释义

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( 1)v/n. 下降

英文释义：move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level

真题例句：

Unless current greenhouse gas emissions drop, 70 percent of king penguins will be forced to relocate their breeding grounds, or face extinction.

除非当前的温室气体排放量下降，否则将有70％的帝企鹅被迫迁移繁殖地，或者将面临灭绝。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 2)v/n. 落下; 低落; 滴; 水滴

英文释义：fall or to allow something to fall

( 3)v. 停止; 结束

英文释义：stop or let end

真题例句：

In February they made adjustments to the format, dropping some catwalk items immediately and promising that others would launch in the coming months.

今年2月，他们对款式进行了调整，立即放弃了一些t台服装，并承诺其他服装将在未来几个月推出。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解B]

( 4)v. 扔下; 丢下

英文释义：deliberately let it fall there

必考短语

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(1)drop out停止; 退出; 辍学

(2)drop in顺路拜访

单词辨析

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descend 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。

drop 指物体从一定高度落下。

fall fall 与 drop 同义, 指突然或猛烈地降落, 但 fall 也可指任何下落, 同高度或形式无关。

用法讲解

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表“少量，一点点”时，drop只用名词的单数形式，其后常接“of+不可数名词”。 示例： I'll have a drop of milk. 我要喝点牛奶。

短语drop in，表“偶然拜访”，如果要接拜访的对象，用介词on/upon sb.来表达。 示例：I will drop in on you if I pass by. 如果我路过的话，会顺便去看看你。

考纲分布

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近16年出现21次

重要程度: 5星

33%; v/n (使)变弱; 降低; 减少

14%; v (故意)使落下; 投下; 扔下

14%; v 停止; 终止; 放弃

10%; n 滴; 水珠; (~s)滴剂

10%; n 运送; 空投

5%; v 顺路捎带; 中途卸下

5%; phr (drop back)落后; 被抛在后面

5%; n 降低的程度(高度); 落差

5%; phr (drop by)顺便拜访

0%; phr (drop out)辍学; 退赛

0%; v 省略; 遗漏

0%; n 少量; 一点点

0%; v (意外地)跌落; 落下

考纲释义

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( 1)v/n. (使)变弱; 降低; 减少

英文释义：to become or make sth weaker, lower or less

真题例句：

My training intensity remains the same, but I'm constantly hungry and dropping weight.

我的训练强度保持不变，但我不断地感到饥饿并且体重下降。[2019年 英语二 完型填空]

The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain has dropped from seven years to seven months.

美国和英国持有股票的平均时间从7年减少到了7个月。[2019年 英语一 阅读理解A]

The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third.

太阳能电池板的成本下降了80%，风力涡轮机的成本下降了近三分之一。[2018年 英语二 阅读理解A]

( 2)v. (故意)使落下; 投下; 扔下

英文释义：let or make something to fall

真题例句：

You are able to drop back to business after reading.

你能在阅读后再沉浸到工作中。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down.

阅读就会成为你的默认状态，你只需在此种状态下偶尔冒个泡，处理下工作，然后再沉浸到阅读之中。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解A]

( 3)v. 停止; 终止; 放弃

英文释义：stop or let end,to not continue with sth,to leave sb/sth out by accident or deliberately

真题例句：

The students in the Flatiron class probably won't drop out of high school and build the next Facebook.

Flatiron班的学生可能不会从高中辍学并建立下一个Facebook。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Some are up in arms over a proposal to drop a specific funding category for social-science research.

有人正激烈反对一项“取消专用于社会科学研究资助项目”的提案。[2013年 英语一 阅读理解B]

( 4)n. 滴; 水珠; (~s)滴剂

英文释义：a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape

真题例句：

It is a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves.

与其庞大的财务储备相比，这只是沧海一粟。[2021年 英语二 阅读理解A]

( 5)n. 运送; 空投

英文释义：the act of delivering sb/sth in a vehicle or by plane; the act of dropping sth

( 6)v. 顺路捎带; 中途卸下

英文释义：take someone to a particular place, usually in a car, and leave them there

( 7)phr. (drop back)落后; 被抛在后面

( 8)n. 降低的程度(高度); 落差

英文释义：a reduction in the amount or level of something

( 9)phr. (drop by)顺便拜访

( 10)phr. (drop out)辍学; 退赛

( 11)v. 省略; 遗漏

英文释义：to leave sb/sth out by accident or deliberately

( 12)n. 少量; 一点点

英文释义：a small amount of liquid you can drink

( 13)v. (意外地)跌落; 落下

英文释义：fall or let fall often by accident

必考短语

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(1)drop out停止；退出；辍学

(2)drop by顺路拜访

(3)a drop in the ocean沧海一粟；九牛一毛

(4)drop back落后；被抛在后面

用法讲解

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drop和fall均可指东西无意中掉落, 但是fall 不可接宾语，所以不可说someone falls something，却可说they drop something或者something drops。drop 还可指人从某物上跳下, 例如从飞机上跳伞。fall 指人时, 通常指人意外摔倒。

(1)Eep. Drop it.

小伊，放下他。《The Croods》《疯狂原始人》

(2)Can we please just drop this?

不能换个话题吗？《Friends Season 5》《老友记 第五季》

(3)We all love him. Don't drop him.

我们都爱他，不要把他摔坏了。《Girl Meets World Season 1》《女孩成长记 第一季》

(4)One bright spot though: she did drop her phone.

倒是有个好消息，她手机掉了。《Person of Interest Season 4》《疑犯追踪 第四季》

(5)Drop dead, you stupid self-centered bastard. Thank you.

去死吧，你个自恋的蠢蛋。谢谢。《The Big Bang Theory Season 1》《生活大爆炸 第一季》

(6)Drop the metaphors, Eli, what do you mean?

别修辞了，伊莱，究竟什么意思？《The Good Wife Season 7》《傲骨贤妻第七季》

(7)Can we drop this? I am not interested in the guy's apartment.

别说了，好吗？我对那家伙的公寓没兴趣。《Friends Season 2》《老友记 第二季》

(8)That I invite the local criminals to drop in and strip the house bare?

把当地的罪犯都请进房子来洗劫一空吗？《Downton Abbey Season 4》《唐顿庄园 第四季》

(9)Drop your shoes, hold your arms out. Put your palms facing the ceiling.

扔掉鞋子，举起胳膊，手掌向上。《The Good Wife Season 6》《傲骨贤妻 第六季》

(10)Are we still sticking to the timeline? I drop out next week?

我们还要继续按时间表来吗，我下周退出？《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》

(11)We have no transporter capabilities. Fortunately mine are perfectly functional. Drop your shields.

我们没有传送能力。幸好我们的传送能力很强大，关闭你们的护盾。《Star Trek Into Darkness》《星际迷航：暗黑无界》

(12)Let me drop a deuce at Deutsche. Does our bull have a response?

我去恶心一下德银，我们的多头有反击吗？《The Big Short》《大空头》

(13)And our Bohemian barn's right out that door. Just follow the temperature drop.

而我们波西米亚风的马厩就在那门外。往温度低的方向走就对了。《2 Broke Girls Season 4》《破产姐妹 第四季》

(14)Oh, my life is just so amusing. Can we drop it now? Sorry.

我的生活简直是太多彩多姿了，可以换个话题吗？对不起。《Friends Season 1》《老友记第一季》

(15)You're saying I should just drop it. Honestly, as a friend, yes.

你是要我放弃别管。坦白说，站在朋友的角度，没错。《Person of Interest Season 4》《疑犯追踪 第四季》

(16)I defy you to find a story problem. Here's my jaw drop it.

因此你的观点我坚决反对，我的下巴在此，我看你怎么让它掉。《The Big Bang Theory Season 7》《生活大爆炸 第7季》

(17)I drop the seeds on the ground. Then I cover the seeds with earth.

我把这些花籽散在土地上。然后再把花籽盖上。《Peppa Pig Season 2》《粉红猪小妹 第二季》

(18)No, not a drop. You all packed? Yeah, baggage is ready to go.

没有，滴水不漏，你行李打包好了吗？好了，行李已经准备好了。《Gossip Girl Season 1》《绯闻女孩 第一季》

(19)Well, we can't just drop down there without… Cooper, we have a mission.

好吧，我们不能就这样登陆而不… Cooper，我们有任务。《Interstellar》《星际穿越》

(20)You can drop your bags off here and get your picture taken with Trey. Say Hooray! Hooray!

行李放着，特雷会替你拍照。嗨一点，嗨翻了。《Monsters University》《怪兽大学》