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drop

英 [drɒp]美[drɑp]
  • vt. 滴;使降低;使终止;随口漏出
  • vi. 下降;终止
  • n. 滴;落下;空投;微量;滴剂

英英释意


1. a small quantity (especially of a liquid);
"one drop of each sample was analyzed"
"any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"
"there is not a drop of pity in that man"
2. a shape that is small and round;
"he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
"beads of sweat on his forehead"
3. 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"
4. a steep high face of rock;
"he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"
"a steep drop"
5. a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
6. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;
"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
7. a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
8. a central depository where things can be left or picked up
9. the act of dropping something;
"they expected the drop would be successful"
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