drop的用法

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drop的用法

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The flowers are beginning to drop.花儿开始凋落了.The ball dropped out of his hand.球从他手里掉了下来.2.减少,下降,下跌,减弱：Prices dropped.物价下跌了.The wind has dropped.风势已减弱了.Her face dropped.她的脸沉了下来.His voice dropped to a whisper.他放低声音讲话.vt.1.使掉下,使落下：Mary dropped the vase on the floor.玛丽失手把花瓶掉在地板上.In doing so they’re lifting a rock only to drop it on their own feet.他们这样做是搬起石头砸自己的脚.2.丢下,放弃：You must drop smoking (the bad habit).你必须戒烟(戒除这个坏习惯).Better drop the idea.最好打消这个想法.I dropped law and switched to medicine.我放弃法律转学医学.3.使下车：Drop me at the corner.让我在拐角处下车.二、短语用法◇drop in [over,round,around,by]探望,串门：Please drop in to see us if you are in Bradford.如果你到布拉福特,请顺便来看看我们.We’ll drop over this evening.我们今晚来.My sister dropped around last night.昨晚我姐姐顺便来看了我.◇drop off (1)打瞌睡：I dropped off and missed the end of the film.我打了个瞌睡,把影片的结尾给错过了.(2)减少,下降,散去：Flowers are dropping off.花朵在凋落.His friends dropped off one by one.他的朋友一个一个地走了.◇drop sb a line 给某人写封短信：Drop me a line to say when you’re coming.给我写封短信告诉我你来的时间.三、语法特点1.drop in(顺便拜访)是不及物动词短语,其后不能接宾语.若语义上需要接宾语,根据情况可用on(针对人)或at(针对地方)：She dropped in at his office.她去了他办公室找他.I thought I’d drop in on you while I was passing.我曾想路过时就来看看你.四、用法辨析drop,fall(1)表示从高处往下掉或降,两者有时可互换：The temperature has dropped [fallen].气温降低了.(2) fall表示“落下”,多指无意识的行为,有自然坠落之意,且通常是不及物动词；drop 既可指无意的行为,即表示“落下”(不及物),也可指有意的行为,即表示“投下”(及物),如下例就不宜用fall：He dropped the letter into the mail-box.他把信投入信箱.摘自《英语常用词多用途词典》（陈根花编者,金盾出版社）