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drop BrE /drɒp/
NAmE /drɑːp/► SEE ALLat the drop of a hatdrop your aitchesdrop the balldrop a bombshelldrop a brick/clangerdrop deaddrop a hint (to sb)drop sb a hintdrop sb in ita drop in the oceandrop sb a line/notedrop namesfit/ready to droplet sth dropdie/drop/fall like fliesyou could have heard a pin dropdrop/dump sth in sb’s lapdrop/fall into sb’s lap
●at the ˌdrop of a ˈhat (informal) immediately and without hesitating 一有机会就…；立即；毫不迟疑◆He’s the sort of person who can sing any song at all at the drop of a hat.
他是那种什么歌都张口就能唱的人。●ˌdrop your ˈaitchesnot pronounce the ‘h’ sound, especially at the beginning of a word, where it is pronounced in standard English 不发 h 音（特别是 h 位于词首时，但在标准英语中应该发音） NOTE This is a feature of some English accents, for example the London one. 这是一些英语方言的特征，比如伦敦口音。 ●drop the ˈball (NAmE, informal) make a mistake and spoil sth that you are responsible for 犯错；失职◆I could use some help. I don’t want to drop the ball on this one.
我能叫人帮点忙。在这件事上我不想出差错。◆He thinks that you dropped the ball on the Swiss project.
他觉得你在那个瑞士项目上处理不当。●drop a ˈbombshellannounce sth which is unexpected and usually unpleasant 犹如掷了一颗炸弹；突然宣布使人震惊且通常令人不快的事◆It was then that he dropped the bombshell — he wasn’t planning to come with us.
那时他突然宣布一个令人不快的消息，他不准备跟我们一起去了。●drop a ˈbrick/ˈclanger (BrE, informal) say or do sth that offends or embarrasses sb, although you did not intend to （无意中）失言伤人，行为鲁莽◆I dropped a real clanger when I mentioned the party. He hadn’t been invited.
我失口提到了聚会的事情，而他并没有被邀请。●drop ˈdead1. (informal) die very suddenly 暴死；突然死去；猝死2. (spoken) used as a rude way of telling sb to go away 别烦人；滚开；一边去◆Drop dead, will you!
滚一边去！●drop a ˈhint (to sb)●drop sb a ˈhintsuggest sth in an indirect way 给（某人）暗示◆He tried to drop a hint about it being time to leave, but they didn’t seem to take any notice.
他使劲暗示该离开了，可是他们好像没有注意。◆She’s dropped me a few hints about what she’d like for her birthday.
她暗示过我几次她想要什么生日礼物。●drop sb ˈin it (BrE, informal) put sb in an embarrassing situation, especially by telling a secret that you should not have told （尤指因泄露秘密）使尴尬，使狼狈不堪◆Don’t mention Paul to my parents or you’ll really drop me in it — I haven’t told them about him yet.
不要跟我的父母提起保罗，否则会令我很尴尬，我还没跟他们讲过呢。 OPP get sb off the hook ●a ˌdrop in the ˈocean (BrE) (NAmE a ˌdrop in the ˈbucket) a very small amount in comparison to the much larger amount that is needed 沧海一粟；九牛一毛◆$10 million is only a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed to help these people effectively.
要帮助这些人并落到实处，1 000 万美元不过是杯水车薪。●drop sb a ˈline/ˈnote (informal) write a short letter, message, etc. to sb 给某人写短信（或便笺等）◆I dropped her a line inviting her to my birthday party.
我给她留了张条子，邀请她来参加我的生日派对。●drop ˈnamesmention famous people you know or have met in order to impress others 提及（自己认识或见过的）名人以抬高自己▸ ˈname-dropping noun ◆I can’t stand all this name-dropping! Does he really know Brad Pitt?
他这样炫耀他所认识的名人，我真受不了！他真的认识布拉德 ∙ 皮特吗？●fit/ready to ˈdrop (informal) very tired; exhausted 很疲惫；筋疲力尽◆I feel fit to drop.
我快累趴下了。◆We danced until we were ready to drop.
我们跳舞一直跳到筋疲力尽。●let sth ˈdrop1. do or say nothing more about sb/sth 不再谈论（或写到）某事◆I’ve heard enough about this subject. Can we let it drop now?
关于这个话题，我已经听得够多了，我们现在能不能不谈它了？2. mention sb/sth in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident 谈话中（好像是）无意说出◆He let it drop that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his.
他有意无意地提到首相是他的密友。●die/drop/fall like ˈfliesdie, become ill, etc. in large numbers 大批死掉（或病倒等）◆During the epidemic people were dropping like flies.疾病流行期间人们大批大批地病倒。●you could have heard a ˈpin dropit was extremely quiet 静得能听见针掉在地上的声音；鸦雀无声◆When the play finished you could have heard a pin drop.戏收场时，全场鸦雀无声。●drop/dump sth in sb’s ˈlap (informal) make sth the responsibility of another person 把（某事）交由某人负责；把（责任）推给某人◆They dropped the problem firmly back in my lap.他们把问题断然给我推了回来。●drop/fall into sb’s ˈlap (informal) be obtained without any effort 毫不费劲地得到；从天上掉下来◆A job’s not going to just fall in your lap, you know. You’ll have to go out and find one!工作不会从天上掉下来，你得自己出去找！ |