drop
US: /ˈdɹɑp/, /ˈdɹɔp/
UK: /dɹˈɒp/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
drop /drɔp/- danh từ
- giọt (nước, máu, thuốc...)
- to fall in drops: rơi nhỏ giọt
- drop by drop: từng giọt
- a drop in the ocean; a drop in the bucket: (nghĩa bóng) giọt nước trong biển cả, hạt cát trong bãi sa mạc
- hớp nhỏ rượu mạnh, ly nhỏ rượu mạnh, chút xíu rượu mạnh
- to take a drop: uống một ly nhỏ rượu mạnh
- to have a taken a drop too much: quá chén, say
- to have a drop in one's eye: có vẻ say rồi
- kẹo viên, viên (bạc hà...)
- hoa (đeo tai); dây rủ (có xâu hạt pha lê ở đèn treo)
- sự rơi; quãng rơi
- a drop of ten metres: quãng rơi mười mét
- sự xuống dốc, sự thất thế
- sự hạ, sự giảm, sa sụt
- a drop in prices: sự sụt giá
- pressure drop: sự giảm áp suất
- drop of potential: sự sụt thế; độ sụt thế
- a drop in one's voice: sự hạ giọng
- chỗ thụt xuống thình lình (của mặt đường...); mực thụt xuống; dốc đứng
- (sân khấu) màn hạ lúc nghỉ tạm ((cũng) drop-curtain)
- (thể dục,thể thao) cú đá quả bóng đang bật ((cũng) drop-kick)
- ván rút (ở chân giá treo cổ)
- miếng (sắt...) che lỗ khoá
- khe đút tiền (máy bán hàng tự động)
- (hàng không) sự thả dù (vũ khí, thức ăn, quân...); vật thả dù
- giọt (nước, máu, thuốc...)
- nội động từ
- chảy nhỏ giọt, rơi nhỏ giọt; nhỏ giọt ráo nước
- rơi, rớt xuống, gục xuống
- to drop with fatigue: mệt gục xuống
- to drop on one's knee: quỳ xuống
- (nghĩa bóng) tình cờ thốt ra, tình cờ nói ra
- the remark dropped from his mouth: lời nhận xét vô tình thốt ra từ cửa miệng anh ta, lời nhận xét anh ta vô tình thốt ra
- thôi ngừng lại, dừng lại, đứt đoạn
- the conversation drops: câu chuyện ngừng lại
- sụt, giảm, hạ; lắng xuống
- prices drop: giá cả sụt xuống
- voices drop: giọng hạ thấp xuống
- wind drops: gió lắng xuống
- rơi vào (tình trạng nào đó...)
- to drop behind: rớt lại đằng sau
- to drop back into a bad habit: lại rơi vào một thói xấu cũ, nhiễm lại một thói xấu
- to drop asleep: ngủ thiếp đi
- co rúm lại, thu mình lại (trước thú săn) (chó săn)
- ngoại động từ
- nhỏ giọt, cho chảy nhỏ giọt
- để rơi, buông rơi, bỏ xuống, ném xuống
- to drop a letter in the letter-box: bỏ thư vào thùng thư
- to drop bombs: ném bom
- to drop the anchor: thả neo
- vô tình thốt ra, buông (lời...); viết qua loa (cho ai vài dòng...)
- to drop a remark: vô tình thốt ra một lời nhận xét
- to drop a line: viết qua mấy chữ (gửi cho ai)
- đẻ (cừu)
- bỏ lướt, bỏ không đọc (một chữ...)
- to drop one's hs: bỏ lướt không đọc những chữ h
- cho xuống xe (người); đưa đến (gói hàng)
- cúi (mặt...) xuống; hạ thấp (giọng)
- (đánh bài) thua
- đánh gục, bắn rơi, chặt đổ
- bỏ (công việc, ý định...); ngừng (câu chuyện...); cắt đứt (cuộc đàm phán...); bỏ rơi (ai); thôi
- drop it!: (từ lóng) thôi đi!, bỏ cái thói ấy đi!
- (thể dục,thể thao) phát bằng cú đá bóng đang bật nảy; ghi (bàn thắng) bằng cú đá bóng đang bật nảy (bóng đá)
- to drop cross
- tình cờ gặp, ngẫu nhiên gặp
- to drop across somebody: ngẫu nhiên gặp ai, tình cờ gặp ai
- măng nhiếc, xỉ vả; trừng phạt (ai)
- to drop away
- to drop off
- lần lượt bỏ đi
- to drop in
- tạt vào thăm; nhân tiện đi qua ghé vào thăm
- lần lượt vào kẻ trước người sau
- đi biến, mất hút
- ngủ thiếp đi
- chết
- to drop on
- mắng nhiếc, xỉ vả; trừng phạt (ai)
- to drop out
- biến mất, mất hút
- bỏ ra ngoài, không ghi vào (dánh sách...); rút ra khỏi (cuộc đấu...)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) bỏ học nửa chừng
- to drop a curtsey
- (xem) curtsey
- to drop from sight
- biến mất, mất hút
- to drop short of something
- thiếu cái gì
- không đạt tới cái gì
- to drop off
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb (-pp-)
fall
1 to fall or allow sth to fall by accident: [V] The climber slipped and dropped to his death. + [VN] Be careful not to drop that plate.
2 to fall or make sth fall deliberately: [V, +adv./prep.] He staggered in and dropped into a chair. + [VN] Medical supplies are being dropped into the stricken area. + (BrE) He dropped his trousers (= undid them and let them fall). + (AmE) He dropped his pants.
3 [V] to fall down or be no longer able to stand because you are extremely tired: I feel ready to drop. + She expects everyone to work till they drop.
become weaker / less
4 to become or make sth weaker, lower or less: [V] The temperature has dropped considerably. + At last the wind dropped. + His voice dropped to a whisper. + The Dutch team have dropped to fifth place. + The price of shares dropped by 14p. + Shares dropped in price by 14p. + [VN] She dropped her voice dramatically. + You must drop your speed in built-up areas.
eyes
5 ~ your eyes / gaze
your eyes / gaze ~ (written) to look down: [V] Her eyes dropped to her lap. [also VN]
slope downwards
6 [V] ~ (away) (from sth) to slope steeply downwards: In front of them the valley dropped sharply away from the road.
deliver / send
7 [VN] ~ sb/sth (off) to stop so that sb can get out of a car, etc.; to deliver sth on the way to somewhere else: Can you drop me near the bank? + You left your jacket, but I can drop it off on my way to work tomorrow.
8 [VNN] ~ sb a line / note to send a short letter to sb: Drop me a line when you get there.
leave out
9 [VN] ~ sb/sth (from sth) to leave sb/sth out by accident or deliberately: She's been dropped from the team because of injury. + He spoke with a cockney accent and dropped his aitches (= did not pronounce the letter 'h' at the start of words).
friends
10 [VN] to stop seeing sb socially: She's dropped most of her old friends.
stop
11 [VN] to stop doing or discussing sth; to not continue with sth: I dropped German (= stopped studying it) when I was 14. + Drop everything and come at once! + Look, can we just drop it (= stop talking about it)? + I think we'd better drop the subject. + Let's drop the formalities-please call me Mike. + The police decided to drop the charges against her.
hint
12 [VN] ~ a hint to say or do sth in order to show sb, in an indirect way, what you are thinking
in knitting
13 [VN] ~ a stitch to let a stitch go off the needle
Idioms: drop a brick / clanger (BrE, informal) to say sth that offends or embarrasses sb, although you did not intend to
drop dead
1 (informal) to die suddenly and unexpectedly
2 (spoken) used to tell sb, rudely, to stop annoying you, interfering, etc.
See also -DROP-DEAD
drop sb in it (BrE, informal) to put sb in an embarrassing situation, especially by telling a secret that you should not have told
drop names to mention famous people you know or have met in order to impress others
related noun NAME-DROPPING
let sb/sth drop
1 to do or say nothing more about sb/sth: I suggest we let the matter drop.
2 to mention sb/sth in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident: He let it drop that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his.
more at BOTTOM n., FLY n., HEAR, JAW n., LAP n., PENNY
Phrasal Verbs: drop back / behind
drop behind sb to move or fall into position behind sb else: We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors.
drop by / in / round
drop in on sb
drop into sth to pay an informal visit to a person or a place: Drop by sometime. + I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing. + Sorry we're late-we dropped into the pub on the way.
drop off (BrE, informal)
1 to fall into a light sleep: I dropped off and missed the end of the film.
2 to become fewer or less: Traffic in the town has dropped off since the bypass opened.
drop out (of sth)
1 to no longer take part in or be part of sth: He has dropped out of active politics. + a word that has dropped out of the language
2 to leave school, college, etc. without finishing your studies: She started an engineering degree but dropped out after only a year.
related noun DROPOUT (1)
3 (disapproving) to reject the ideas and ways of behaving that are accepted by the rest of society
related noun DROPOUT (2)
+ noun
of liquid
1 [C] a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape: drops of rain + a drop of blood + Mix a few drops of milk into the cake mixture.
See also -RAINDROP ,TEARDROP
2 [C, usually sing.] (especially spoken) a small quantity of a liquid: Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee, please? + Would you like a drop of brandy? + I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all evening. + He drained the last drop of beer from the glass.
fall
3 [C, usually sing.] ~ (in sth) a fall or reduction in the amount, level or number of sth: a drop in prices / temperature + a dramatic / sharp drop in profits + If you want the job, you must be prepared to take a drop in salary. + There was a substantial drop in the number of people out of work last month. + a five per cent drop
distance
4 [sing.] a distance down from a high point to a lower point: There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below. + a twenty-foot drop
medicine
5 (drops) [pl.] a liquid medicine that you put one drop at a time into your eyes, ears or nose: eye drops + Use the drops three times a day.
delivering
6 [C] the act of delivering sb/sth in a vehicle or by plane; the act of dropping sth: Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone. + a parachute drop
sweet / candy
7 [C] a small round sweet/candy of the type mentioned: fruit drops + cough drops (= sweets / candy to help a cough)
Idioms: at the drop of a hat immediately; without hesitating: The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat.
a drop in the ocean (BrE) (AmE a drop in the bucket) an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation: The amount of money raised was a drop in the ocean compared to what we needed.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.1 globule, bead, drip, droplet, tear:A drop of sweat hung from his nose.2 bit, spot, particle, taste, dram, sip, nip, pinch, dash, dab, Colloq smidgen or smidgin:Add a drop of milk before kneading the dough.3 descent, fall:There was a sheer drop of a thousand feet from the ledge into the chasm below.4 decline, slope, fall-off, drop-off, declivity, incline:The drop is about 15 feet in 100.v.5 drip, trickle, dribble:As the water drops, filling the tube, the float rises.6 fall, descend, sink, drop away or down or off, dive, plunge, plummet, decline, collapse:The barometer dropped 10 millibars in 10 minutes. Near that rock, the road drops to the beach. At the first shot, we dropped to the ground.7 desert, forsake, give up, abandon, leave, quit, throw over, jilt, discard, reject, repudiate, renounce, Colloq chuck, ditch, dump; relinquish, let go, discontinue, stop, cease, end:After what he said, she dropped him like a hot potato. I wish you'd drop the subject of my disability.8 release, let go of, shed, cast off, discard, doff:Deciduous trees drop their leaves in winter.9 omit, leave out, exclude, eliminate:To avoid confusion with his father, he dropped his middle initial.10 dismiss, let go, fire, discharge, oust, Colloq chiefly Brit sack, give (someone) the sack:They dropped her after a week's trial.11 decline, decrease, drop or fall off, diminish, slacken, slack or taper off, subside, lessen:Demand for swimsuits drops during the winter.12 drop in (on). visit, call (on), pop in (on), come by, stop in:Viola dropped in for tea yesterday.13 drop out. withdraw (from), leave; rusticate, depart, decamp, go away or off, take off, turn off:She dropped out of school. After winning the award, Crater dropped out and hasn't been seen since.
Collocation
1 reduction
ADJ.
big, considerable, dramatic, huge, large, massive, significant, substantial | slight, small | rapid, sharp, sudden | steady | catastrophicVERB + DROP
sufferThe restaurant has suffered a big drop in trade.| cause, lead toPREP.
~ inThe glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.2 vertical distance down from a place
ADJ.
sheer, steep, verticalThe cliff plunged in a sheer drop down to the beach.| long3 small round mass of liquid
DROP + VERB
fallGreat drops of rain started to fall.| roll down sthPREP.
~ ofLarge drops of sweat rolled down her face.
Concise dictionary
dropped|dropping|dropsdrɒp
noun
+a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
+a shape that is spherical and small
+a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
+a steep high face of rock
+a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
+a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
+a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
+a central depository where things can be left or picked up
+the act of dropping something
verb
+let fall to the ground
+to fall vertically
+go down in value
+fall or drop to a lower place or level
+terminate an association with
+utter casually
+stop pursuing or acting
+leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
+cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
+lose (a game)
+pay out
+lower the pitch of (musical notes)
+hang freely
+stop associating with
+let or cause to fall in drops
+get rid of
+leave undone or leave out
+change from one level to another
+grow worse
+give birth; used for animals