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词组 drop away
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drop away
drops, dropping, dropped
drop away
mainly British & Australian if the amount of something {e.g. value, support, interest} drops away, it gradually becomes less
Contributions from the public have dropped away rapidly and now form only 20% of our income.
mainly British & Australian if land drops away, it slopes down steeplysometimes + to
Behind the house the garden drops away to a small stream.
phrasedrop away1. drop away especially BrE if a feeling or something that has a bad effect on you drops away, you stop feeling it or being affected by it: All of a sudden, his anger dropped away. I took up yoga, and soon all of my aches and pains dropped away, as if by magic. SIMILAR TO: go away, disappear2. drop away if land drops away, it slopes down very steeply: The road was built into the mountainside, with deep ravines dropping away below. To her left, the ground dropped away to the river below, sheer and terrifying. SIMILAR TO: fall away

drop away

1. To fall off of something. If this many needles are dropping away from the Christmas tree, it's definitely time to get rid of it.
2. To become sequentially absent one at a time, or gradually decline in number or quantity. Attendance usually spikes after the New Year and then drops away. During the playoffs, teams drop away until only two are left to play each other in the championship game.

drop away

 
1. . Lit. to fall off; to fall away. The leaves were still dropping away from the trees in November. The dead branches dropped away from the tree.
2. Fig. [for a group of people] to decline in number over time through disinterest or attrition. His friends gradually dropped away as the years passed. As the other contenders dropped away, Mary's chances for election improved.
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