| 单词 | drop |
| 释义 | drop drop /; AmE / verb, noun
■ verb (-pp-)
1 [+ obj or no obj] to become or make sth weaker, lower or less: The price of the shares dropped by 14¢. The shares dropped in price by 14¢. Inflation dropped 0.5 per cent in November. He had to drop his price by $300. Profits have stayed the same, rather than dropping as we expected. The top rate of income tax has been dropped from 45% to 42%. The Dow Jones dropped below the 10 000 level in early trading.
to drop dramatically/sharply/slightly/steeply
2 [+ obj] to not continue with sth; to stop using sb/sth: They have dropped their plans to build a new factory. Dropping that supplier was a good decision. The clause was dropped from the final agreement. We have decided to drop our dress code so employees can come to work in more casual clothes. She has dropped her lawsuit against the newspaper.
3 [+ obj] to lose money: I dropped $3 000 in salary when I changed jobs.
4 [+ obj] to place text, a file, etc. in a particular place on a computer screen by using the mouse button: Drag the file and drop it in the recycling bin. ⇨ DRAG verb (1)
IDIOMS
drop the ball (on sth) (AmE) ( to be responsible for sth going wrong or for doing sth badly; to stop taking responsibility for sth: I want to know who dropped the ball on this project. BOTTOM PHRASAL VERBS drop away = DROP OFF drop back (to sth) to return to a lower level or amount: The price of gold dropped back to $378 an ounce. We expect the oil price to drop back a bit in coming months. drop off (BrE) (also drop away, AmE, BrE) to decrease in level or amount, especially after being high for a long time: Consumer spending dropped off sharply in February. DROP-OFF drop out (of sth) to no longer take part in or be part of sth: Some investors want to drop out of the deal. ■ noun [C, usually sing.] LEAFLET DROP, MAIL DROP a fall or reduction in the amount, level or number of sth: The airline has seen a steep drop in ticket sales. Manufacturing activity showed a drop of 1.2%. in July. a 15% drop in profits The group reported a 17% drop in profits from $2.69 billion to $2.24 billion. a big/dramatic/large/sharp/slight/steep drop ◆ to expect/forecast/report/suffer a drop (in sth) |
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