[영어 단어] drop

 

drop

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(잘못해서) 떨어지다, 떨어뜨리다,
(너무 지쳐서) 쓰러지다, 쓰러질 것 같다
(아래로) 급 경사를 이루다
감소하다
(하던 일을) 그만 두다, 중단하다
방울, 소량 써 보내다, 간단히 편지하다

If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less.
If you drop something, you accidentally let it fall.
If something drops onto something else, it falls onto that thing. If something drops from somewhere, it falls from that place.
If you drop something somewhere or if it drops there, you deliberately let it fall there.
If a person or a part of their body drops to a lower position, or if they drop a part of their body to a lower position, they move to that position, often in a tired and lifeless way.
To drop is used in expressions such as to be about to drop and to dance until you drop to emphasize that you are exhausted and can no longer continue doing something.
Please drop me a text as soon as you arrive at the airport.

 

 

 

drop away

줄어들다, 약해지다

if the ground drops away, it slopes down steeply away from where you are
to become less strong or disappear

 

 

 

drop back

뒤로 처지다,
~에게 뒤쳐지다/뒤떨어지다
(군대가) 후퇴하다, 퇴각하다

if a person in a group drops back, they move to a position further back behind other people, often because they are not able to stay at the front

 

 

 

drop back into

(본래의 관습 따위)로 되돌아가다

 

 

 

 

drop behind

낙후하다, 뒤지다, 낙오하다

if somebody drops behind or drops behind somebody/something, they move to a position behind other people

 

 

 

drop behind in

~에서 뒤쳐지다

 

 

 

 

drop below freezing

영하권으로 떨어지다

By mid-December, the temperature drops below freezing very often. It also begins to snow in December. It’s important to keep an eye on the weather forecast and be prepared against the snow.
I don't like to go outside when it drops below freezing.
He always jogs in the morning, even when it drops below freezing.

 

 

 

drop by

(~에) 들르다, 잠깐 들리다

to pay a short, informal visit to somebody, often without arranging this in advance
Pharmacies often have short operating hours, but not to worry! For basic medications like cold medicine or painkillers, you can just drop by a nearby convenience store.
I called the dry cleaner's and a person dropped by to pick up my stuff. A few days later, he brought everything back. Dry cleaner's in Korea have pick-up services and drop-off services. It's very convenient.
I'll drop by now.
Do you mind if I drop by now?
I'll drop by your office tomorrow afternoon.

 

 

 

drop by drop

한 방울씩

 

 

 

 

drop by for

~하러 들리다

 

 

 

 

drop dead

급사하다,
(명령문으로 써서) 꺼져버려

die very suddenly
used as a rude way of telling somebody to go away

 

 

 

drop down

쓰러지다

to lower yourself from a high place

 

 

 

drop down to

~에게/에로 떨어뜨리다

On one side of the meadow, a cliff dropped down to the beach and ocean.

 

 

 

drop everything

모든 것을 내려놓다

Sometimes, the grunt work of everyday life makes me cringe. But my family is the reason I can swallow my pride and keep going. There are days when I just want to drop everything and disappear.
I wanted to drop everything and quit right away.
You can't just expect me to drop everything.

 

 

 

drop in

잠깐 들르다
우연히 마주치다
(한 사람씩) 들어가다

to pay a short, informal visit to somebody, often without arranging this in advance
visit someone unexpectedly
Meg dropped in yesterday after dinner.

 

 

 

drop in on

~에게 들르다

visit someone unexpectedly
I'm going to drop in on Mom and see how she's doing?
Let's drop in on Julie since we're driving by her house.

 

 

 

drop in the bucket

(별 티도 나지 않을) 적은 양

I saved $100 for a motorcycle but it's a drop in the bucket.

 

 

 

drop names

(잘난 척 하려고) 유명인들의 이름을 들먹이다

mention famous people you know or have met in order to impress others

 

 

 

drop noticeably

눈에 띄게 감소하다

Corrective eye surgeries have become commonplace because so many people have poor vision. There are various types of surgery, and surgery costs have dropped noticeably.

 

 

 

drop of fever

미열

 

 

 

 

drop off

깜빡 잠이 들다
줄어들다
내다, 제출하다

asleep / fall asleep / go to sleep / get to sleep / drift off / nod off / drop off
to fall into a light sleep
His father made a face. "For a moment I thought my life was over. The teacher was covered in goop. He shook his fist at me, and goop dropped off his hand onto the floor." We put the money in a white envelope with our names on it. The envelope is dropped off at the entrance of a wedding hall or a funeral parlor.
I have to drop off several things at my office.
I dropped off my clothes on my way out.
Diabetes is a chronic illness, and curing it completely is impossible. The main thing for diabetes patients is to keep their blood sugar level at a normal level. They can’t let it drop off.

 

 

 

drop off at

~에 갖다 놓다, 내려주다

 

 

 

 

drop on

~에 떨어뜨리다

 

 

 

 

drop open

떨구어 열리다

Arthur's mouth dropped open.

 

 

 

drop out

(참여하던 것에서) 빠지다,
(전체에서) 떨어져 나가다,
중퇴하다, 떠나가다, 낙오/탈퇴하다
탈퇴하다, 퇴거하다
(체제, 인습 등을) 거부하다

quit an organized activity
to stop taking part in an activity, being a member of a group, etc.
to leave school, college, university, etc. without finishing your studies
to reject the accepted ideas, morals and values of society
Whether they started school and dropped out or never enrolled at all, these CEOs are proof that success doesn't have to be accompanied by a degree.
Yuri isn't on the team anymore. He dropped out.

 

 

 

drop out of

~에서 중도하차 하다

quit an organized activity (school)
It's difficult to get a good job if you drop out of high school.
Kelly is dropping out of school after only one semester.
I have to drop out of school for awhile.

 

 

 

drop out of school

학교를 그만 두다, 중퇴하다.

Kelly is dropping out of school after only one semester.
I have to drop out of school for awhile.

 

 

 

drop someone off

~를 (차에서) 내려주다
~를 갖다주다, 맡기다, 데려다주다

I will drop you off there.
She drops the kids off on her way to work.
Jason said he was going to drop the kids off at the pool.
Thanks for dropping Jill off at the bus station.

 

 

 

drop something off

~에서 내리다

to stop and let somebody get out of a car, etc.; to deliver something to a place, often when you are on the way to somewhere else

 

 

 

drop sweat

땀을 흘리다

 

 

 

 

drop the ball

(책임지고 있는 일을) 실수로 망치다

make a mistake and spoil something that you are responsible for

 

 

 

drop the knee

무릎을 꿇다,
무릎을 꿇고 탄원하다/절하다

 

 

 

 

drop to

~로 떨어지다
~에 빠지다
~을 우연히 알게 되다

It's late winter here in Korea right now. It is still freezing cold on some days. The morning lows drops to sub-zero temperatures quite often. The afternoon highs sometimes stay in the negatives as well.

 

 

 

drop weight

살을 빼다

I don't do any weight training, but maybe I will start after I drop some weight.