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"
