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－－－　「drop」當動詞時，許多用法都跟【落下、掉下】相關，建議朝這個觀念學習　－－－

♁　drop（v）

drop 　（使）掉下或落下 　If you drop something, you accidentally let it fall
She dropped her key

drop　 丟下、扔下、投下至...　 If you drop something somewhere or if it drops there, you deliberately let it fall there
He dropped his plate into the sink

drop   （使）下降、減少、降低　
We had to drop our prices because of the recession
Temperatures can drop to freezing at night　➢　drop to  溫度下降到...

✔  recession  經濟不景氣  A recession is a period when the economy of a country is doing badly, for example because industry is producing less and more people are becoming unemployed

drop 　停止、終止　 If you drop an idea, course of action, or habit, you do not continue with it
I'm going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead

➢　drop a habit  停止做某項興趣、drop an action  停止做某個活動 

drop　（中途）放下某人、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
They dropped me off at the main entrance
Sara dropped her luggage off at the hotel and went shopping

drop　（聲音）壓低、降低　 If your voice drops or if you drop your voice, you speak more quietly　

➢　drop voice　放低音量

♁　drop（n）

drop 　滴、少量、微量　 A drop of a liquid is a very small amount of it shaped like a little ball
There were little drops of paint on the kitchen floor

A：Would you like some milk?
B：Just a drop，please

➡　比較不正式的英文中，「drop」可以指一點點的飲料　In informal English, you can also use drop when you are referring to a very small amount of something such as a drink

drops 　滴劑　liquid medicine given in very small amounts:

➢　eye drops　眼藥水、ear drops　耳滴劑

drops   糖果粒  a small piece of sweet food made of sugar
chocolate drops

drop    垂直距離、落差  You use drop to talk about vertical distance。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's a drop of two metres from the window to the ground = There's a two metres drop from the window to the ground

➢　 There's a drop of （＋數值）＝ There's a（＋數值） drop 

♁　片語

drop by = drop in 　 （沒有事先說好）順道拜訪
I dropped in my grandma’s house on my way to the airport
Why not drop by for a chat?

drop-in （adj） 　（諮詢、服務中心等）不用預約的  　 used to describe a place where people can go, usually to get help or advice, at any time without making an appointment

a drop-in lecture   　旁聽課

drop （someone / something） like a hot potato 　放棄燙手山芋　to quickly stop being involved with someone or something because you stop liking that person or thing or you think they will cause problems for you
She dropped the plan like a hot potato after realizing how much it would cost

drop it = drop the subject 　別提了　 to stop talking about something, especially because it is upsetting or annoying
I don’t want to talk about my ex-husband anymore。Let’s drop the subject（＝keep away the subject）

drop off  　下降、減少 　If the amount, number, or quality of something drops off, It becomes less
Pokémon GO craze shows no sign of dropping off
The recession caused sales to drop off

✔　show no sign of dropping off　沒有下降的跡象

drop a line　捎信　 to write someone a letter, especially a short informal one
Just drop me a line when you get there

drop dead

drop dead　滾開、閉嘴　a rude way of telling someone that you are annoyed with them and want them to go away or be quiet
Drop dead！I’m through with you

✔　be through with sb.　受夠...

drop dead 　猝死   to die suddenly and unexpectedly
He dropped dead in his office at the age of 40

drop-dead gorgeous 　非常引人注目的 　If you describe someone as drop-dead gorgeous , you mean that they are so gorgeous that people cannot fail to notice them
She is drop-dead gorgeous