减少; 落下; 送下车; 不知不觉入睡
ph.
1. She dropped off during the sermon.
她在听布道时睡着了。
2. Please drop me off at the bank.
请让我在银行下车。
3. The business of the company was dropping off.
这家公司的生意日益清淡。
在出租车上
A：Good afternoon! Where to?
下午好！去哪儿？
B：Tian’anmen Square.
天安门广场。
A：You are going to Tian’anmen Square. No problem.
去天安门广场，没问题。
B：How long will it take? We are in a great hurry.
需多长时间？我们很急。
A：Around 20 minutes, but it all depends on the traffc.
大约20 分钟，但得看交通状况。
B：Hope there is no traffic jam.
希望没有交通堵塞。
A：By this time, it’s better. The rush hour is over.
这个时候没事，交通高峰已经过去了。
B：Could you drop us off on that corner?
您能让我们在那个角落里下车吗？
A：Sure thing. Here are we.
可以，我们到了。
B：How much do we owe you?
我们应给您多少钱？
A：Eight yuan twenty cents.
8 元2 角。
B：Here is ten yuan. Keep the change, please.
这是10 元，不用找了。
A：Thank you. Have a nice day.
谢谢，祝您今天愉快。
B：Thanks and you too.
谢谢，也祝您今天愉快。
1. 让(...)下车：do the laundry 洗衣服 | drop off 让...下车 | drop out of 退学,失学
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2. 睡着;(让...)下车：drop by 顺便走访,非正式访问 | drop off 睡着;(让...)下车 | drop on 训斥,惩罚
3. 减少：drop by顺便来访 | drop off减少 | drop out 退出
1. -> see drop 9
2. 打瞌睡;睡着
If you drop off to sleep, you go to sleep.
e.g. I must have dropped off to sleep...
我肯定是睡着了。
e.g. Just as I was dropping off, a strange thought crossed my mind.
就在我打瞌睡的时候,一个奇怪的念头闪过我的脑海。
3. 减退;减少
If the level of something drops off, it becomes less.
e.g. Sales to the British forces are expected to drop off...
预计对英国军队的销售量会减少。
e.g. The daily toll of casualties has dropped off sharply.
每日伤亡人数已经大大减少。
verb
1. change from a waking to a sleeping state
e.g. he always falls asleep during lectures
Synonym: fall asleepdope offflake outdrift offnod offdoze offdrowse off
2. fall or diminish
e.g. The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test
3. get worse
e.g. My grades are slipping
Synonym: slipdrop awayfall away
4. retreat
Synonym: fall backlosefall behindrecede
5. leave or unload
e.g. unload the cargo
drop off the passengers at the hotel