drop off

动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.

To fall asleep. idiomatic,intransitive

— After two glasses of whiskey, Tom soon dropped off in front of the television.
To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight. US,especially,idiomatic,transitive

— Can you drop the kids off at school?
To fall off:; To drop from, fall from. also,figuratively,transitive

— The leaves were slowly dropping off the tree.
To fall off:; To drop, fall. also,figuratively,intransitive

— The leaves hung on until the end of November, then dropped off quickly.
To end a connection with a telephone queue, either by hanging up or after being served or processed. figuratively,intransitive

— As soon as a caller drops off, we'll have an open line and maybe you can reach us then.
To lessen or reduce. intransitive

— Near-synonyms: taper off, dwindle
To die. dated,intransitive,slang
To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on. slang

— My lawyer said some of those charges will be dropped off.

drops off present,singular,third-person dropping off participle,present dropped off participle,past dropped off past

衍生词

drop off the face of the earth drop off the map drop off the radar