Tra từ drop - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

drop UK [drɒp] US [drɑːp] verb [ -pp- ] [ dropping dropped drops ]

FALL

1. <E > intransitive or transitive to fall or to allow something to fall
• She dropped her keys.
• I'm always dropping things.
• Amanda dropped her sunglasses in/into the fountain.
• The book dropped from/off the shelf.
• Don't drop it!/Don't let it drop!
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Falling and dropping ↑Moving downwards
2. drop dead
to die suddenly and unexpectedly
• He dropped dead on the squash court at the age of 43.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Death and dying
3. drop sb a line informal
to write someone a letter, especially a short informal one
• Just drop me a line when you've decided on a date.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Communicating and keeping in touch
4. drop (sb) a hint informal
to tell someone something in a way that is not direct
• Margaret dropped a hint that she'd like to come to the party.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Suggestions and proposals
5. drop your aitches/h's UK
to not pronounce the letter h at the beginning of words in which it should be pronounced
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Ways of speaking

• A man rushed past and jogged her elbow, making her drop the bag.
• She dropped her cup and it smashed to pieces on the stone floor.
• Helicopters dropped leaflets over the city.
• She accidentally dropped her ring down a drain in the road.
• Witnesses say that there was an explosion and then the plane dropped like a stone to earth.

LOWER

6. intransitive or transitive to move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level
• The water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop.
• The land drops (away) (= slopes down) sharply behind the barrier.
• We've had to drop our prices because of the recession.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less ↑Becoming and making less strong

Common errors:
Drop meaning 'move to a lower level' is not usually followed by the adverb 'down', don't say 'drop down', say drop:
✗ The rate of unemployment dropped down significantly.
• The rate of unemployment dropped significantly.

• Temperatures can drop well below freezing in midwinter.
• Let's cut our losses and sell the business before prices drop even further.
• The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm when its speed dropped to 70mph.
• He thinks we should sell the business before prices drop even further.
• Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.

STOP

7. transitive to stop doing or planning something, especially an activity
• I'm going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead.
• Can you drop what you're doing and help me with this report?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Stop having or doing something
8. transitive to stop including someone in a group or team
• He's been dropped from the team because of injury.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Removing and getting rid of things ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere

• The police have had to drop charges against her because they couldn't find any evidence.
• She walked free after the charges against her were dropped.
• He was dropped from the team after failing to turn up for a drugs test.
• You can't just show up at my work and expect me to drop everything.
• The band was dropped by their record label because of creative differences.

TAKE

9. transitive + adverb or preposition to take someone to a particular place, usually in a car, and leave them there
• They dropped me off at the main entrance.
• I dropped him at the library and went shopping.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Transferring and transporting objects ↑Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
Idioms: Drop dead! ▪ drop a brick ▪ drop everything ▪ drop it subject ▪ drop somebody like a hot potato ▪ drop the ball ▪ drop-dead gorgeous ▪ fit to drop
Phrasal Verbs: drop behind ▪ drop by ▪ drop off ▪ drop out ▪ drop somebody off

noun

SMALL AMOUNT

1. <E > countable a small round-shaped amount of liquid
• I thought I felt a drop of rain.
• There were little drops of paint on the kitchen floor.
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Thesaurus⁺: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amounts
2. only singular a small amount of liquid you can drink
• I'll have a drop more juice, please.
• "Would you like some more?" "Just a drop, please."
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amounts ↑Drinks - general words
3. drops
liquid medicine given in very small amounts
• eye/nose/ear drops
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Thesaurus⁺: ↑Medicine in different forms
4. countable mainly UK a small piece of sweet food made of sugar
• fruit/pear drops
• chocolate drops
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Sweets

• I noticed drops of water plopping onto the carpet.
• We placed saucepans on the floor to catch the drops of water coming through the roof.
• The drop of red dye diffused slowly in the water.
• Could I have a drop more water, please?
• Would you like a drop more vino?

LOWER

5. countable usually singular the distance from one thing to something lower
• There's a drop of two metres from the window to the ground.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Measurements in general ↑Describing angles, lines and orientations
6. countable usually singular a reduction in the amount or level of something
• The recent drop in magazine subscriptions is causing some concern.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Measurements in general ↑Describing angles, lines and orientations

• They forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.
• In an emergency you could get out through a window, but it would be a nasty drop.
• He took a drop in salary when he changed jobs.
• Tour operators have reported a drop in bookings.
• She looked over the cliff and found she was standing at the edge of a vertical drop.

FALL
7. countable when things such as supplies, medicine, etc. are delivered, often by dropping them from an aircraft
• a food drop
• The helicopter made a drop of much-needed supplies to the stranded hikers.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Delivering and despatching ↑Emergency services in general
8. countable when something is left in a place and later collected by someone else, usually a spy
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Transferring and transporting objects ↑Spying and espionage
Idioms: at the drop of a hat ▪ drop in the ocean ▪ drop too much