1reduction減少ADJECTIVE | VERB + DROP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, huge, large, massive大減;銳減➤marked, noticeable, significant, substantial顯著下降▸➤dramatic, drastic, precipitous, rapid, severe, sharp, sudden顯著/猛烈/陡然/快速/急劇/劇烈/突然下降▸➤slight, small略微下降;小幅下降▸➤steady穩步下降➤pressure, price, temperature壓力/價格/溫度下降◇A sudden temperature drop could lead to a new ice age.溫度驟降可能導致冰河時代再度到來。VERB + DROP➤experience, suffer經歷/遭遇下降◇The restaurant has suffered a big drop in trade.這家餐館生意驟減。➤cause, lead to導致下降PREPOSITION➤drop in⋯的下降◇The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.咖啡供過於求導致價格急劇下降。drop
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2vertical distance down from a place下落距離ADJECTIVE➤precipitous, sheer, steep, vertical垂直距離◇The cliff plunged in a sheer drop down to the beach.懸崖陡峭,直下海灘。➤long大落差drop
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3small round mass of liquid滴ADJECTIVE | VERB + DROP | DROP + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤single一滴◇We mustn't waste a single drop.我們不應該浪費一滴水。➤tiny小滴◇Tiny drops of sweat appeared on her forehead.她的前額冒出了一滴滴汗珠。➤tear (usually teardrop)淚滴➤dew, rain (usually dewdrop, raindrop)露珠;雨滴VERB + DROP➤wipe, wipe off擦掉水滴◇She wiped a drop of water from her chin.她擦掉了下巴上的一滴水。DROP + VERB➤fall液體滴落◇Great drops of rain started to fall.大滴大滴的雨開始落下來。➤roll down sth液體沿⋯滾落PREPOSITION➤drop of⋯的液滴◇Large drops of sweat rolled down her face.大顆大顆的汗珠從她臉上滾落下來。drop
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1allow sth to fall使落下ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤accidentally意外掉落➤carelessly, casually不小心/不經意地掉落◇He casually drops the latest buzzwords into the conversation.他在談話中無意間用上了最新的時髦詞語。➤almost, nearly幾乎掉落▸➤instantly, promptly當即扔下◇He saw Emma and promptly dropped his tray of drinks.他看見埃瑪,飲料托盤當即脫手掉在地上。PREPOSITION➤in, into, on, onto掉進;掉到⋯上◇I accidentally dropped my glasses into the water.我意外地把眼鏡掉進了水裏。drop
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2jump/move downwards向下移動ADVERB | VERB + DROP | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤heavily重重地降落▸➤gently, lightly輕柔地降落;輕輕降落▸➤immediately, instantly, quickly立即/瞬間/很快降落➤slowly緩慢地降落◇He slowly dropped to the floor.他緩慢地倒在地板上。➤limply無力地落下◇His arms dropped limply to his sides.他的雙臂無力地垂到了身體兩側。➤down, open放下;下降並張開◇Her mouth dropped open in disbelief.她張着嘴,滿臉懷疑。VERB + DROP➤let sth讓⋯下落◇She smiled and let her eyes drop again.她微笑着,眼睛又垂了下去。➤be ready to累得要倒下◇I'm ready to drop (= because I am so tired).我累得要倒下了。PREPOSITION➤into, onto, to落到裏面;落到上面;降落到⋯◇The cheese drops onto a conveyor underneath.奶酪掉落到下面的傳送帶上。PHRASES➤drop like a stone (figurative) 像石頭一樣落下◇Her heart dropped like a stone at this news.聽到這個消息她心頭一沉。drop
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3become lower降低ADVERB | VERB + DROP | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤considerably, dramatically, drastically, significantly, substantially大幅降低;急劇下降;驟降;顯著下降;大大下降◇The price of oil has dropped significantly.油價大幅下降。➤fast, rapidly快速下降➤abruptly, precipitously, sharply, suddenly突然/陡然/猛烈/忽然下降▸➤steadily穩步下降▸➤slightly稍微降低▸➤further進一步下降VERB + DROP➤be likely to, be unlikely to很可能/不大可能降低◇Sales are likely to drop further.銷售量可能進一步下降PREPOSITION➤below降到⋯以下◇The temperature rarely drops below 40°F.溫度很少降到 40 華氏度以下。➤by降低⋯◇The price has dropped by 15%.價格已經下降 15%。➤from, to從⋯下降;降至⋯◇The number of children in the class has dropped from 25 to 18.班裏的孩子數量已從 25 人降至 18 人。drop
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4slope downwards向下傾斜ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤sharply, steeply急劇傾斜而下▸➤away變陡峭PREPOSITION➤into, to, towards/toward傾斜落至⋯◇The land dropped steeply away into a small valley.地勢陡降,變成一個小山谷。drop
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5no longer include sb in sth除名ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤quietly悄悄地將某人拿掉➤unceremoniously粗暴地除名◇She was unceremoniously dropped by her record label.她被唱片公司無情地拋棄了。PREPOSITION➤from從⋯中除名◇He has been quietly dropped from the England team.他被英格蘭隊悄然除名。➤in favour/favor of贊成由⋯替換drop
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6stop doing sth/be stopped停止ADVERB | VERB + DROP | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤quietly悄悄停止◇The subject was quietly dropped.這一話題被悄悄擱置起來。➤immediately, quickly, suddenly立即/迅速/突然停止◇He suddenly dropped his habitual banter.他突然不再像往常一樣開玩笑。➤eventually, finally最終停止;終於停止▸➤altogether完全停止◇When nobody volunteered, the idea was finally dropped altogether.在沒有人主動的情況下,這個構思就被完全放棄了。VERB + DROP➤let sth不再做⋯◇Can't we just let the matter drop?難道我們就不能放下這件事嗎?➤agree to, decide to贊成不再做;決定不再做◇Both countries have agreed to drop border controls.兩國都同意停止邊境管制。PREPOSITION➤in favour/favor of取消後代之以⋯◇The formal grade of Geologist was dropped in favour / favor of Scientific Officer.正式級別由地質學家改為科技官員。
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