一、详细释义：

n.

下降；下跌；减少

例句：

The drop in temperature condensed the steam to water.

温度下降使蒸汽凝成了水。

【单】下落的距离，落差

例句：

There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below.

距下面的岩石有五十米的垂直距离。

球状糖果 [U,C]

珠，滴 [C]

例句：

A drop of water was cut in half by a plane passing through its bulbous front and tapered tail.

平面将水珠的鳞茎状前锋和锥状尾巴的分成两半。

例句：

The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid nearer and nearer the sill of the world.

西下的夕阳就象一滴燃烧着的金子，一点点滑向海平线。

少量；微量 [C]

例句：

Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee,please?

给我在咖啡里多加点牛奶好吗？

运送；空投 [C]

例句：

Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone.

援助机构正组织力量向战区平民运送食品。

pl.

(drops) 滴剂

v.

落下 [T]

例句：

A good drill is to let the non-hitting hand which is riding on the throat of the racquet drop and touch the back thigh.

好的训练是要让非打击的手，它正乘坐在网拍喉部，落下并碰触后面的大腿。

垂下（眼睛） [T]

例句：

Her eyes dropped to her lap.

她双目低垂，看着自己的腿。

降低 [T]

停止；终止；放弃 [T]

例句：

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

若发出了火警，停止手上的活，立即离开大楼。

例句：

I dropped German when I was 14.

我14岁后就再没学德语。

与（某人）断绝联系 [T]

例句：

She's dropped most of her old friends.

她已与多数老朋友停止了来往。

中途卸客 [T]

例句：

I can drop you off at Normandy Ave.

我可以在诺曼蒂大街让您下车。

（给某人）写信 [T]

例句：

Drop me a line when you get there.

你到了以后给我写封信。

省略；不予考虑 [T]

例句：

She's been dropped from the team because of injury.

她因受伤而未被列入队员名单。

（编织）漏针 [T]

暗示；透露 [T]

【非正式】（做生意、玩游戏时）输（钱） [T]

【非正式】吞服（毒品）[T]

（尤指从高处）忽然落下 [I]

（使）倒下（坐下） [I]

急剧倾斜而下 [I]

例句：

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。

气温骤降，迅速变冷 [I]

例句：

Clearer skies and much light winds allowed temperature into drop well into single figures resulting in a touch of grand frost in some rural areas.

天气越是晴朗，微微清风让气温骤降到各位数，郊外部分地区出现大面积霜冻。

顺便造访，临时拜访 [I]

累趴下，累倒 [I]

例句：

The traveler who made the ascent of Mt Blane returned to his hotel, ready to drop with fatigue.

那旅游者在登白朗峰回到旅店时，都要累趴下了。

例句：

Thesgroupsof the day is "Shop till you drop!"

购物期间的口号是“买、买、买，一直买到累趴下！”

二、词义辨析：

descend,drop,fall,sink

这些动词都表示“落下，下降”之意。 descend通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。 drop指物体从一定高度落下。 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。 sink指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。

三、相关短语：

cough drop

n.止咳药片

drop anchor

v. 抛锚

drop away

v.离开,散去,减少

drop back

后退,后撤;恢复

drop behind

v.落后,落伍

drop by

1.顺便拜访

drop by the wayside

v. 迷入歧途，堕落，遭受失败

drop curtain

n. 垂幕

drop dead

倒毙,倒地而死;走开,不再捣乱,安静下来

drop down

v.卧倒,顺着向下移动

drop in

v.顺便走访,不预先通知的拜访

drop off

1.落下 2.不知不觉入睡 3.送下车；送到 4.减少 5.打盹儿；小睡 6.减少；下降

四、参考例句：

Drop it!

停止！

Drop by next week.

下星期有空就来吧。

I drop into desperation.

我陷入绝望。

Don't drop it!

别摔了！

Drop compliments where appropriate.

在适当的时候对别人加以赞美。

Drop in anytime you like.

随时欢迎你来玩。

Don't drop the bottle!

别摔了瓶子！

Why not drop in for a chat?

为什么不过来聊聊天呢？

The fruit has begun to drop down.

水果开始落地。

She and Danny will drop by later.

她和丹尼一会儿要来坐坐。