英汉词典

1. （使）降低;（使）下降;（使）减少
    If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less.

    e.g. Temperatures can drop to freezing at night...
           夜间温度可能会降到零度以下。
    e.g. Once the rate rises it never drops back to its previous level...
           一旦价格上去了就再也不会降到以前的水平了。

2. (意外地)使掉下,使落下
    If you drop something, you accidentally let it fall.

    e.g. I dropped my glasses and broke them.
           我不小心把眼镜掉下来摔碎了。

3. 掉到…上;从…上掉落
    If something drops onto something else, it falls onto that thing. If something drops from somewhere, it falls from that place.

    e.g. He felt hot tears dropping onto his fingers...
           他感觉到热泪掉到他的手指上。
    e.g. Burning embers started dropping from the ceiling...
           余火未尽的木块开始从天花板上往下掉。

4. 投下;丢下;扔下;掉下
    If you drop something somewhere or if it drops there, you deliberately let it fall there.

    e.g. Drop the noodles into the water...
           将面条下到水里。
    e.g. He dropped his plate into the sink.
           他把盘子丢到水槽里。