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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第386页（2006字）

【释义】：

n．①滴，点滴，水滴，(pl．)点滴药：a drop of rain雨滴．fight to the last drop of one’s blood战斗到流尽最后一滴血．drop by drop(or in drops)一滴一滴地、②微量，涓滴：a drop in the bucket(or ocean)沧海一粟．③(一杯)酒：take a drop 喝一杯have a drop in one’s eye微醉，带醉，醉态．take(or have)a drop too much喝醉．④滴状物：ear-drops耳坠．fruit drops水果糖．⑤落下，下降，跌落：a drop in the price of medicine药品价格的下降．supply drop 供应物资的空投．a drop light吊灯．a drop curtain垂幕．a drop in voltage电压降低．at the drop of a hat立刻，一给信号就…．⑥降落距离：make a drop of 20 feet下降二十呎．

－(dropped，dropping)vt．①滴下：dropmedicine点药水．②投下，掉下，放下，停车让人下去：lift a rock and drop it on one’s own feet搬起石头打自己的脚．drop a letter into a pillar-box把信投入邮筒．drop the anchor抛锚．drop a bomb投炸弹．He dropped me at my door．他用车送我到家．③射落，打下：He dropped an enemy helicopter with a rifle．他用步枪打落敌人一架直升飞机．④减弱，降低，缩小：drop one’s voice放低声音．drop one’s speed减低速度．⑤漏掉，略去：Don’t drop any word in copying．抄写时别漏字．⑥透露，暗示，写寄：drop sb．a hint给某人暗示．Please drop me a few lines when you get there．你到那里后请寄封信告诉我．⑦丢弃，断绝，停止：drop a bad habit戒掉坏习惯．drop an acquaintance绝交．Drop it!停止!Let’s drop the matter．咱们丢开这件事吧．⑧(动物)产(仔)：drop a lamb产羔．

－vi．①(雨、露、汗水等)滴下，流下：drop with sweat and blood流血流汗．A gentle rain dropped．下了一场小雨．②落下，降下：The book dropped from his hand．书从他手里掉下来了．The temperature has dropped．温度下降了．③减弱，降低，缩小：The wind dropped．风小了．In the U．S．A．the workers’real wages drop continuously．在美国，工人实际工资不断下降．drop behind落后：drop behind in one’s work工作上落后．drop astern(船)落后．drop off 1)逐步减少：The followers of imperialism are dropping off．帝国主义的追随者越来越少．2)睡着，打盹．drop away逐步减少．④停止，结束：Shall we let the subject drop?我们不谈这个问题好吗? drop out(of)退出，不参加，弃权：One of the players dropped out(of the competition)．有一名运动员弃权了．drop through落空，一无所成．⑤倒下，倒毙：drop into a chair倒在椅上．Tom worked until he was ready to drop．汤姆一直工作到累得几乎站不住了．The enemy soldiers dropped one by one．敌人士兵一个个倒毙．⑥(动物)产仔．

△drop across sb．or sth．偶然遇见某人或某事．drop down 1)(人)倒下．2)(风等)突然停止．3)顺流而下．drop in顺便拜访(某人)，串门：Drop in when you have time．你有时间来串门．drop on sb．责备某人．