25 DROP: 掉落；倒下；將（信件等）寄給某人；卸（客）；空投（物資等）；順便來到；輸掉

25 DROP: 掉落；倒下；將（信件等）寄給某人；卸（客）；空投（物資等）；順便來到；輸掉

詞組講解

1. drop a bombshell 〔bomb〕 ** 發(fā)布令人震驚的消息，做出令人吃驚的舉動

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：空投［炸彈、令人震驚的消息（bombshell, bomb）］

例 The central bank dropped a bombshell today when it announced it had foreign exchange losses totalling more than five million U.S. dollars.

2. drop around 〔by〕 sometime / drop around 〔by〕 *** （某一時間）造訪

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：某一時間在附近掉進來；參照drop in on sb.

例 Mr. Foley dropped by to say hello, but you weren't here when he visited.

3. drop back *** 退后，退卻

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：落在［后面（back）］

例 We decided to drop back and let the faster runners get past us.

4. drop dead * 猝死，暴死；（表示蔑視）去你的，走開，別鬧

解 俚語；詞義溯源：倒下［死亡（dead）］；是一種不禮貌的俚語

例 One minute he was playing tennis, and the next he just dropped dead.

5. drop in on sb. / drop in / drop in to say hello *** 順便拜訪，偶然來訪

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［對（on）］某人順便拜訪

例 That's Frank's office there. Let's drop in and say hello if he's there.

6. drop in one's tracks ** 因為疲憊而倒下；突然死亡

解 習語；詞義溯源：［當場（in one's tracks）］倒下

例 The company expects us to work until we drop in our tracks from exhaustion.

7. drop off to sleep / drop off ** 入睡

解 習語；詞義溯源：掉入［睡眠（sleep）］中；參照drift off to sleep和doze off to sleep

例 I'm sorry. I'm terribly tired and must have dropped off. What were you saying?

8. drop out of sth. / drop out *** 退出；不參加，不出席

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：從某事中掉［出來（out）］

例 Russia has threatened to drop out of the NATO alliance.

9. drop sb. a line / drop sb. a few lines ** 給某人寫信（通常指短信）

解 習語；詞義溯源：把只有［幾行字的短信（a line, a few lines）］寄給某人

例 You don't have to write a lengthy letter. Just drop me a line from time to time.

10. drop sb. or sth. off *** 讓某人下車；開車順便送某人到某地；把某物交到某處

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物卸［下（off）］

例 Could you drop these books off for me at the library today, dear?

11. drop the ball ** 失球；犯錯誤

解 習語；詞義溯源：輸掉了［球（ball）］

例 We were depending on you Charles to get that contract, but you dropped the ball.

12. drop the other shoe ** 扔另一只鞋；做完令人不快的事情

解 習語；詞義溯源：扔掉［另一只（other）］［鞋（shoe）］；源于樓下住戶為樓上住戶脫鞋扔在地上的噪音所苦之事

例 Two weeks ago the company revealed its plan to lay off 3,400 employees. Today it dropped the other shoe and announced the closing of two plants.

參考譯文

1. 今天中央銀行公布了一個令人震驚的消息：其外匯損失總計超過500萬美元。

2. 福利先生來拜訪過了，不過當時你不在。

3. 我們決定退后一點，讓跑得快的人超過我們。

4. 前一分鐘他還在打網球，下一分鐘他就突然死了。

5. 那邊是弗蘭克的辦公室。我們順便拜訪一下，看看他在不在。

6. 公司希望我們一直工作，直到累死。

7. 很抱歉。我太累了，肯定是睡著了。你剛才說什么？

8. 俄羅斯威脅要退出北大西洋公約組織。

9. 你沒必要寫長信。偶爾給我寫封短信就行了。

10. 親愛的，你今天能替我把這些書還給圖書館嗎？

11. 查爾斯，我們指望你能拿到那份合同，但是你卻犯了錯誤。

12. 兩周前，公司公布了裁員3,400人的計劃。今天公司最終宣布關閉兩家工廠。