| 短语 | drop off |
| 释义 | drop off 1. to begin to sleep打盹，打瞌睡:•She kept dropping off at her desk.她坐在书桌前不断地打瞌睡。•I must have dropped off to sleep .我肯定是打了个盹。2. drop sb / sth ↔ off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place顺便把某人/某物送到某处:•I'll drop you off on my way home.我回家路上顺道送你吧。3. to fall to a lower level or amount下降，减少:•The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply.从事教育的大学毕业生人数急剧减少了。 drop off fall asleep easily, especially without intending to 不知不觉地睡着： struggle as she might, she kept dropping off. 尽管她拼命挣扎, 可还是不停地打瞌睡。 ˌdrop ˈoff(BrE) (informal)1to fall into a light sleep打盹儿；小睡fall asleepI dropped off and missed the end of the film.我打了个盹儿，错过了影片的结尾。2to become fewer or less减少；下降Traffic in the town has dropped off since the bypass opened.自从这条旁道通车后，城里来往的车辆就减少了。drop off1. fall off 掉下 * My top button has dropped off and I can't find it. 我最上面的钮扣掉了，找不到了。2. become fewer or less; decline 减少；下降 * The number of students has been dropping off recently. 近来学生人数减少。 * Sales have been dropping off badly. 销售额下降得厉害。 * Attendance at football matches has dropped off since the coming of television. 自有电视以来，到现场观看足球比赛的人就减少了。3. fall asleep 睡着 * I was just dropping off when the telephone rang. 我刚要睡着，突然电话铃响了。4. let sb. get down from a vehicle; set down 让某人下车；放下 * Where do you want me to drop you off? 你要我在哪儿让你下车？ * Tom dropped me off at the postoffice and I've walked the rest of the way. 汤姆让我在邮局下了车，剩下的路我就步行了。 * He said he would drop the parcel off at the post office. 他说他要在邮局寄一个包裹。 * I can drop the laundry off on my way to work. 我可以在上班的路上把要洗的东西送掉。drop off1.减低;减少：When Mr Thomson became poor，his friends began to drop off in their visits.当汤姆森先生穷了的时候，他的朋友们来访开始减少。2.打瞌睡;打盹儿：That boy was too tired，he dropped off when he did his school assignment.那个男孩太累了，做作业时，他直打瞌睡。 |
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