drop
- n.下降;滴;减少;下跌;滴剂;水珠;少量;运送;一点点;微量;下落的距离;球状糖果
- v.（使）变弱，降低，减少;(意外地)落下，掉下，使落下;停止;(故意)降下，使降落;（给某人）寄，送，写（信）;暗示;垂下（眼睛）;遗漏;累倒;累垮;中途卸客;不再与（某人）往来;急剧倾斜而下
dropverb
落下 fall
（意外地）落下，掉下，使落下
to fall or allow sth to fall by accident
The climber slipped and dropped to his death.
攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。
Be careful not to drop that plate.
小心别把盘子摔了。
（故意）降下，使降落，使落下
to fall or make sth fall deliberately
He staggered in and dropped into a chair.
他蹒跚着走进来，一屁股坐在椅子上。
Medical supplies are being dropped into the stricken area.
正在向灾区空投医药用品。
He dropped his trousers (= undid them and let them fall) .
他松开腰带，裤子掉下去。
He dropped his pants.
他松开腰带，裤子掉下去。
累倒；累垮
to fall down or be no longer able to stand because you are extremely tired
I feel ready to drop .
我感到快累垮了。
She expects everyone to work till they drop.
她巴不得人人都干到累垮为止。
变弱；减少 become weaker/less
（使）变弱，降低，减少
to become or make sth weaker, lower or less
The temperature has dropped considerably.
温度已大大降低。
At last the wind dropped.
风势终于减弱了。
His voice dropped to a whisper.
他的声音已放低到轻声细语了。
The Dutch team have dropped to fifth place.
荷兰队已降至第五名。
The price of shares dropped by 14p.
股价下跌了14便士。
Shares dropped in price by 14p.
股价下跌了14便士。
She dropped her voice dramatically.
她突然压低了声音。
You must drop your speed in built-up areas.
在房屋密集区必须放慢速度。
眼睛 eyes
垂下（眼睛）；垂视
to look down
Her eyes dropped to her lap.
她双目低垂，看着自己的腿。
向下倾斜 slope downwards
急剧倾斜而下
to slope steeply downwards
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。
运送；发送 deliver/send
中途卸客；中途卸货
to stop so that sb can get out of a car, etc.; to deliver sth on the way to somewhere else
Can you drop me near the bank?
你可以让我在银行附近下车吗？
You left your jacket, but I can drop it off on my way to work tomorrow.
你忘了拿你的短上衣，不过我可以在明天上班的路上顺便捎给你。
（给某人）寄，送，写（信）
to send a short letter to sb
Drop me a line when you get there.
你到那儿后给我写封信。
略去 leave out
遗漏；省略；不予考虑
to leave sb/sth out by accident or deliberately
She's been dropped from the team because of injury.
她因受伤而未被列入队员名单。
He spoke with a cockney accent and dropped his aitches (= did not pronounce the letter ‘h’ at the start of words) .
他讲话带着伦敦东区的口音，把词首的h音给吞掉了。
朋友 friends
不再与（某人）往来；同（某人）断绝联系
to stop seeing sb socially
She's dropped most of her old friends.
她已与多数老朋友停止了来往。
停止 stop
停止；终止；放弃
to stop doing or discussing sth; to not continue with sth
I dropped German (= stopped studying it) when I was 14.
我14岁后就没再学德语。
Drop everything and come at once!
放下所有事情赶快来吧！
Look, can we just drop it (= stop talking about it) ?
喂，这事儿能不能就谈到这儿？
I think we'd better drop the subject .
我认为我们最好不要再谈这个话题。
Let's drop the formalities─please call me Mike.
咱们免去俗套——叫我迈克好了。
The police decided to drop the charges against her.
警方决定撤回对她的指控。
暗示 hint
暗示；透露
to say or do sth in order to show sb, in an indirect way, what you are thinking
编织 in knitting
漏，脱，掉（针）
to let a stitch go off the needle
to make a mistake and spoil sth that you are responsible for
to say sth that offends or embarrasses sb, although you did not intend to
to put sb in an embarrassing situation, especially by telling a secret that you should not have told
to mention famous people you know or have met in order to impress others
to suddenly not be able to think clearly; to act in a stupid way because you have lost control over yourself
people stop buying or using the products of a particular industry
旅游市场出现了萧条局面。
The bottom has fallen out of the travel market.
to die or fall down in very large numbers
酷暑中人们成批死去。
People were dropping like flies in the intense heat.
used to say that sb suddenly looked surprised, shocked or disappointed
to make sth the responsibility of another person
他们把问题断然给我推了回来。
They dropped the problem firmly back in my lap.
used to say that sb has finally understood or realized sth that they had not understood or realized before
减弱；减少
to become weaker or less
She could feel the tension drop away.
她感到紧张气氛缓和了下来。
后退；落后；落在…后面
to move or fall into position behind sb else
We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors.
我们可担当不起落后于竞争对手的后果。
顺便访问；顺便进入
to pay an informal visit to a person or a place
Drop by sometime.
有空儿来坐坐。
I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.
我曾想路过时顺便来看看你。
Sorry we're late─we dropped into the pub on the way.
对不起，我们迟到了——我们半路上顺便到酒馆坐了坐。
noun
液体 of liquid
滴；水珠
a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape
drops of rain
雨滴
a drop of blood
一滴血
少量；微量；一点点
a small quantity of a liquid
Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee, please?
给我在咖啡里多加点牛奶好吗？
I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all evening.
整个晚上我滴酒未沾。
下降 fall
下降；下跌；减少
a fall or reduction in the amount, level or number of sth
a drop in prices/temperature, etc.
价格、温度等下降
a dramatic/sharp drop in profits
利润大幅度 / 急剧下降
a five per cent drop
下跌百分之五
距离 distance
下落的距离；落差
a distance down from a high point to a lower point
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。
a twenty-foot drop
二十英尺的落差
药 medicine
滴剂
a liquid medicine that you put one drop at a time into your eyes, ears or nose
eye drops
眼药水
运送 delivering
运送；空投
the act of delivering sb/sth in a vehicle or by plane; the act of dropping sth
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。
a parachute drop
降落伞空投
糖果 sweet/candy
球状糖果
a small round sweet/candy of the type mentioned
fruit drops
水果糖
cough drops (= sweets/candy to help a cough)
止咳糖
immediately; without hesitating
公司不可能指望我立即搬家。
The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat.
an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation
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V-ERG （使）降低;（使）下降;（使）减少
If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less.Temperatures can drop to freezing at night...
夜间温度可能会降到零度以下。
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VERB (意外地)使掉下,使落下
If you drop something, you accidentally let it fall.I dropped my glasses and broke them.
我不小心把眼镜掉下来摔碎了。
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VERB 掉到…上;从…上掉落
If something drops onto something else, it falls onto that thing. If something drops from somewhere, it falls from that place.He felt hot tears dropping onto his fingers...
他感觉到热泪掉到他的手指上。
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V-ERG 投下;丢下;扔下;掉下
If you drop something somewhere or if it drops there, you deliberately let it fall there.Drop the noodles into the water...
将面条下到水里。
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...the dropping of the first atomic bomb.
第一颗原子弹的投放
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V-ERG (疲惫地)垂下,低垂,垂落
If a person or a part of their body drops to a lower position, or if they drop a part of their body to a lower position, they move to that position, often in a tired and lifeless way.Nancy dropped into a nearby chair...
南希疲惫地瘫坐到近处的椅子上。
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VERB 累倒;累垮
To drop is used in expressions such as to be about to drop and to dance until you drop to emphasize that you are exhausted and can no longer continue doing something.She looked about to drop...
她看上去快要累垮了。
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VERB (开玩笑或不雅地)脱掉（裤子）
If a man drops his trousers, he pulls them down, usually as a joke or to be rude.A couple of boozy revellers dropped their trousers.
两名醉酒的狂欢者脱掉了他们的裤子。
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V-ERG (使)(声音)降低,压低
If your voice drops or if you drop your voice, you speak more quietly.Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper...
她会把声音压低，轻蔑地低语。
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VERB 中途放下（某人）;中途卸下（某物）
If you drop someone or something somewhere, you take them somewhere and leave them there, usually in a car or other vehicle.He dropped me outside the hotel...
他把我送到了酒店。
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VERB 停止;终止;放弃
If you drop an idea, course of action, or habit, you do not continue with it.He was told to drop the idea...
他被告知要打消那个主意。
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This was one of the factors that led to President Suharto's dropping of his previous objections.
这是导致苏哈托总统放弃其先前异议的因素之一。
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VERB (运动队或组织)把…除名
If someone is dropped by a sports team or organization, they are no longer included in that team or employed by that organization.The country's captain was dropped from the tour party to England.
该国的国家队队长无缘英格兰之行。
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VERB 输掉
If you drop a game or part of a game in a sports competition, you lose it.Oremans has yet to drop a set.
奥尔曼斯还一局未输。
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VERB (在比赛中)排位退后
If you drop to a lower position in a sports competition, you move to that position.Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。
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N-COUNT 滴;少量;微量;一点点
A drop of a liquid is a very small amount of it shaped like a little ball. In informal English, you can also use drop when you are referring to a very small amount of something such as a drink....a drop of blue ink...
一滴蓝墨水
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N-PLURAL 滴剂
Drops are a kind of medicine which you put drop by drop into your ears, eyes, or nose....eye drops.
眼药水
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N-COUNT (水果味或巧克力味的)糖豆，糖果粒
Fruit or chocolate drops are small round sweets with a fruit or chocolate flavour. -
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N-COUNT 落差;垂直距离;下降距离
You use drop to talk about vertical distances. For example, a thirty-foot drop is a distance of thirty feet between the top of a cliff or wall and the bottom of it.There was a sheer drop just outside my window...
我的窗外就是垂直深渊。
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不要混淆 drop 和 fall。二者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somehting drops。如，Leaves were falling to the ground（树叶落到了地上），He dropped his cigar（他扔掉了雪茄），Plate after plate dropped from his fingers（盘子一个接一个地从他指间掉落）。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。如，He stumbled and fell（他绊了一下, 摔倒了）。drop 和 fall 均可用作名词。drop 作名词可指某人想象中物体降落的高度：Sixteen hundred feet is a considerable drop（1, 600 英尺是非常高的垂直距离了）。fall 指意外的跌落：I had been badly bruised by the fall（我摔得鼻青脸肿）。
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PHRASE 随口说出;给出暗示
If you drop a hint, you give a hint or say something in a casual way.If I drop a few hints he might give me a cutting.
如果我给点暗示，他没准会送我一段插枝。
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PHRASE (常指因不喜欢而让别人)终止谈论，不要谈论，谈到此为止
If you want someone to drop the subject ,drop it, or let it drop, you want them to stop talking about something, often because you are annoyed that they keep talking about it.Mary Ann wished he would just drop it...
玛丽·安希望他就不要谈论它了。
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See also:air drop
noun
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- the act of dropping something
- they expected the drop would be successful
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- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
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- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies;often used as background scenery
- Synonym: drop curtain drop cloth
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- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
- there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
- a dip in prices
- when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
- Synonym: dip fall free fall
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- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
- Synonym: fall
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- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
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- a steep high face of rock
- he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
- a steep drop
- Synonym: cliff drop-off
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- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
- he had a drop too much to drink
- a drop of each sample was analyzed
- there is not a drop of pity in that man
- years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kiplin
- Synonym: drib driblet
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- a shape that is spherical and small
- he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
- beads of sweat on his forehead
- Synonym: bead pearl
verb
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- give birth;used for animals
- The cow dropped her calf this morning
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- grow worse
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- Synonym: devolve deteriorate degenerate
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- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- shop til you drop
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- stop pursuing or acting
- drop a lawsuit
- knock it off!
- Synonym: knock off
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- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- Synonym: flatten
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- go down in value
- Stock prices dropped
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- change from one level to another
- She dropped into army jargon
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- leave undone or leave out
- How could I miss that typo?
- The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
- Synonym: neglect pretermit omit miss leave out overlook overleap
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- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's
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- utter with seeming casualness;drop names"
- drop a hint
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- lose (a game)
- The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13
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- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- She dropped acid when she was a teenager
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- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- strike down a tree
- Lightning struck down the hikers
- Synonym: fell strike down cut down
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- leave or unload
- unload the cargo
- drop off the passengers at the hotel
- Synonym: drop off set down put down unload discharge
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- get rid of
- he shed his image as a pushy boss
- shed your clothes
- Synonym: shed cast cast off shake off throw throw off throw away
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- let or cause to fall in drops
- dribble oil into the mixture
- Synonym: dribble drip
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- to fall vertically
- the bombs are dropping on enemy targets
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- let fall to the ground
- Don't drop the dishes
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- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- He sank to his knees
- Synonym: sink drop down
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- pay out
- spend money
- Synonym: spend expend
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- terminate an association with
- drop him from the Republican ticket
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- stop associating with
- They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
- Synonym: dismiss send packing send away
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- hang freely
- the ornaments dangled from the tree
- The light dropped from the ceiling
- Synonym: dangle swing
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There is not a drop left .
一滴都不剩了。
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A drop of milk diffused in the water .
一滴牛奶在水中扩散开来。
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Drop me a line when you get there .
你到那儿后给我写封信。
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I think we 'd better drop the subject .
我认为我们最好不要再谈这个话题。
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She did a year at college , but then dropped out .
她在大学读了一年书，但后来就辍学了。
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She 's been dropped from the team because of injury .
她因受伤而未被列入队员名单。
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She could feel the tension drop away .
她感到紧张气氛缓和了下来。
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The quality of the food here has dropped a notch recently .
这里的饭菜质量最近下降了一级。
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Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee , please ?
给我在咖啡里多加点牛奶好吗？
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She 's dropped most of her old friends .
她已与多数老朋友停止了来往。
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It was tough on her being dropped from the team like that .
她就这样被队里刷了下来，真是倒霉。
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Look , can we just drop it ?
喂，这事儿能不能就谈到这儿？
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She was determined to go out and shop till she dropped .
她决定外出购物直到累得站不住才罢休。
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Can you drop me near the bank ?
你可以让我在银行附近下车吗？
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The stone was dropped from a great height .
那块石头是从很高的地方掉落下来的。
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I thought I 'd drop in on you while I was passing .
我曾想路过时顺便来看看你。
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It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping .
据称，那家医院的医疗水准在不断下降。
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Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month .
上个月申请失业津贴的人数下降了。
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Let 's drop the formalities ─ please call me Mike .
咱们免去俗套——叫我迈克好了。
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The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition .
这项建议因遭到坚决反对而被放弃。
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They dropped the problem firmly back in my lap .
他们把问题断然给我推了回来。
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There was a vertical drop to the ocean .
至海洋有一段垂直落差。
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Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below .
外面是一道陡坡，直插大海。
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The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop .
观众安静得连针落地的声音也听得见。
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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。
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It was drilled into us at an early age never to drop litter .
我们从小就被叮嘱绝不能乱扔垃圾。
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We can use him as a backup if one of the other players drops out .
如果有参赛者退出，我们可以用他作为替补。
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She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces .
她把盘子掉在地上打碎了。
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At last the wind dropped .
风势终于减弱了。
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In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten .
十一月气温下降，白天变短。
指取消已安排或决定好的计划等。
The flight to New York was cancelled.
飞往纽约的班机取消了。
The project to build the dam was cancelled.
建大坝的项目取消了。
指因困难太多、无法继续下去而放弃做某事。
He had abandoned all hopes.
他已经放弃了一切希望。
They abandoned the project due to lack of funds.
由于缺乏资金，他们中止了这项工程。
强调不再继续下去。
They dropped their talk.
他们停止了谈话。
Drop everything and come here immediately.
放下所有的事情立即到这里来。
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