n.

1. （一）滴[C]
   The rain was leaking in large drops through the roof.

   雨正大滴大滴地从屋顶漏下来。

2. 点滴，微量[C]
3. 水果糖；糖球[C]
4. 落下；下降；（水）落差[S]
   The drop in prices was quite unexpected.

   价格的下跌是完全没有预料到的。

5. 【美】投信口；丢放东西之处[C]
6. 空投；空投物品；空投的人[C]
   They are requesting air drops of foodstuffs to the flooded areas.

   他们要求对洪灾地区空投食品。

7. 滴剂[P]

vt.

1. 使滴下
   She dropped some lemon juice into her tea.

   她在茶里滴了几滴柠檬汁。

2. 丢下，扔下；降低
   I dropped the letter into the mail-box.

   我将信投入信箱。

3. 【口】下（车）；卸（货）[O]
   Please drop me at the school gate.

   请让我在校门口下车。

4. 丢弃；中断；停止
   If a fire alarm is given, drop whatever you are doing, and leave the building at once.

   如遇火警，立即停止手头的一切工作，马上离开建筑物。

5. 将……除名[（+from）]
   He's been dropped from the boxing team.

   他已被拳击队除名。

6. 无意中说出
   He dropped me a hint over dinner.

   我们一起吃饭时他给了我一点暗示。

7. 【口】输（钱）
8. 遗漏；省略
   He dropped a whole line in typing.

   他打字时漏了整整一行。

9. （动物）产（仔）
10. 【俚】吞服（迷幻药、毒品）
    She dropped acid in high school.

    她高中时代服迷幻药。

vi.

1. 滴下；落下；掉下
   A flower pot dropped from his balcony.

   一个花盆从他家阳台落下。

2. （价格、温度等）下降；（声音、风等）变弱
   The temperature has dropped drastically.

   气温已大大下降。

3. （顺便）访问[Q]
   I'd like to drop in and see you sometime next week.

   我想在下周什么时候顺便来看看你。

4. 落后[Q]
5. 停止，终止
6. （因疲劳、受伤等）倒下
   He dropped with overwork.

   他因过度工作累倒了。

7. （动物）出生

v.

1. fall or cause to fall vertically.
   ▸deliver by parachute.
   ▸sink to or towards the ground.
   ▸informal collapse from exhaustion.
2. make or become lower, weaker, or less.
   ▸lose (a point, a match, etc.).
3. abandon or discontinue:
   the charges against him were dropped.
   ▸discard or exclude.
4. set down or unload (a passenger or goods).
   ▸place without ceremony:

   drop the form in the post.
5. mention in passing, especially in order to impress.
6. [usu. as adj. dropped] Rugby  score by a drop kick.
7. informal take (a drug) orally.
8. Bridge  be forced to play (a relatively high card) as a loser.
9. (of an animal) give birth to.

n.

1. a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid.
   ▸ (drops) liquid medication applied in very small amounts.
2. [usu. with neg.] a drink of alcohol:
   he hadn't touched a drop.
3. an instance of falling or dropping.
   ▸an abrupt fall or slope.
4. informal a delivery.
   ▸US a letter box.
5. a sweet or lozenge:
   a chocolate drop.
6. a pendant earring.
7. a drop cloth.
8. the trapdoor on a gallows, through which the victim falls.