drop away

英 [drɒp əˈweɪ]

美 [drɑːp əˈweɪ]

陡峭; 减少，下降

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (地势)走低,降低
  If land or grounddrops away, it slopes down so that it is at a lower level to where you are or from a particular point that has been mentioned.
  1. To the south the hills dropped away to farmland...
     山势在南边一路下倾延伸至农田。
  2. From the house, the garden drops away, surrounded by a rural scene of woodland.
     从房子的位置,花园开始变低,四周树木葱郁，一派田园风光。

英英释义

verb

• get worse
  1. My grades are slipping
  Synonym:slipdrop offfall away

双语例句

• So don't drop dead far away.
  所以，别死的离我太远。
• The gems drop away.
  掉落的宝石。
• At least he had the good grace to drop his smile and look away from me.
  他至少能通情达理地收起笑容并把目光从我身上移开。
• Because of the journey we didn't know exactly when the coach was due to drop her off in the local village, which is a couple of miles away.
  因为还在途中，我们不能确切的知道教练何时让她在几英里外的当地村庄下车。
• Mother: I think it is about to drop away. A new tooth is going to grow out soon.
  妈妈：我想它是要掉了，新的牙很快就要长出来了。
• Another drop falls on its tail. The horse flicked the flies away with his tail.
  马上又有一滴水落在它的尾巴上。那匹马用尾巴拂去身上的苍蝇。
• Drop your weapon and step away from sergeant sullivan.
  放下武器，放开苏利文警官。
• To the south the hills dropped away to farmland
  山势在南边一路下倾延伸至农田。
• As time passes, the details drop away and only the broad outlines remain.
  随着时间的流逝，细节被忘却，主要的轮廓保留下来。
• Do not drop away at critical moments.
  关键时刻千万不能掉链子。