詞彙精選：drop的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
下降；下跌；減少
例句：
The drop in temperature condensed the steam to water.
溫度下降使蒸汽凝成了水。
【單】下落的距離，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離。
球狀糖果 [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.
平面將水珠的鱗莖狀前鋒和錐狀尾巴的分成兩半。
例句：
The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid nearer and nearer the sill of the world.
西下的夕陽就象一滴燃燒着的金子，一點點滑向海平線。
少量；微量 [C]
例句：
Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee,please?
給我在咖啡裏多加點牛奶好嗎？
運送；空投 [C]
例句：
Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone.
援助機構正組織力量向戰區平民運送食品。
pl.
(drops) 滴劑
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.
好的訓練是要讓非打擊的手，它正乘坐在網拍喉部，落下並碰觸後面的大腿。
垂下（眼睛） [T]
例句：
Her eyes dropped to her lap.
她雙目低垂，看着自己的腿。
降低 [T]
停止；終止；放棄 [T]
例句：
If a fire alarm is given, drop whatever you are doing, and leave the building at once.
若發出了火警，停止手上的活，立即離開大樓。
例句：
I dropped German when I was 14.
我14歲後就再沒學德語。
與（某人）斷絕聯繫 [T]
例句：
She's dropped most of her old friends.
她已與多數老朋友停止了來往。
中途卸客 [T]
例句：
I can drop you off at Normandy Ave.
我可以在諾曼蒂大街讓您下車。
（給某人）寫信 [T]
例句：
Drop me a line when you get there.
你到了以後給我寫封信。
省略；不予考慮 [T]
例句：
She's been dropped from the team because of injury.
她因受傷而未被列入隊員名單。
（編織）漏針 [T]
暗示；透露 [T]
【非正式】（做生意、玩遊戲時）輸（錢） [T]
【非正式】吞服（毒品）[T]
（尤指從高處）忽然落下 [I]
（使）倒下（坐下） [I]
急劇傾斜而下 [I]
例句：
In front of them the valley dropped sharply away from the road.
他們前面的山谷從路旁急劇傾斜而下。
氣溫驟降，迅速變冷 [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.
天氣越是晴朗，微微清風讓氣溫驟降到各位數，郊外部分地區出現大面積霜凍。
順便造訪，臨時拜訪 [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.
那旅遊者在登白朗峯迴到旅店時，都要累趴下了。
例句：
Thesgroupsof the day is "Shop till you drop!"
購物期間的口號是“買、買、買，一直買到累趴下！”
二、詞義辨析：
descend,drop,fall,sink
這些動詞都表示“落下，下降”之意。descend通常指沿斜線或斜坡下降。 drop指物體從一定高度落下。fall與drop同義，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式無關。sink指在空氣或水中垂直下降、下沉。
三、相關短語：
cough drop
n.<美>止咳藥片
drop anchor
v. 拋錨
drop away
v.離開,散去,減少
drop back
後退,後撤;恢復
drop behind
v.落後,落伍
drop by
1.順便拜訪
drop by the wayside
v.迷入歧途，墮落，遭受失敗
drop curtain
n. 垂幕
drop dead
倒斃,倒地而死;走開,不再搗亂,安靜下來
drop down
v.臥倒,順着向下移動
drop in
v.順便走訪,不預先通知的拜訪
drop off
1.落下 2.不知不覺入睡 3.送下車；送到 4.減少 5.打盹兒；小睡 6.減少；下降
四、參考例句：
Drop it!
停止！
Drop by next week.
下星期有空就來吧。
I drop into desperation.
我陷入絕望。
Don't drop it!
別摔了！
Drop compliments where appropriate.
在適當的時候對別人加以讚美。
Drop in anytime you like.
隨時歡迎你來玩。
Don't drop the bottle!
別摔了瓶子！
Why not drop in for a chat?
爲什麼不過來聊聊天呢？
The fruit has begun to drop down.
水果開始落地。
She and Danny will drop by later.
她和丹尼一會兒要來坐坐。
