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

• I squirmed around so that I could go down feet first and, keeping my other hand on the stone overhead, I found that the ceiling did not drop as the stairs did but drew away as the stair descended.
  我蠕动着转过身，这样我就能先把脚伸下去，并把我的一只手放在头顶的石头上，我发现天花板没有随着楼梯降低。
• With the difference value rising of the flow valve opening, it is found that the pressure drop curve of the respective branch pipe is away from each other and the critical velocity begin to heighten for the branch pipe with a more local resistance.
  当分支管流量控制阀开度差值由小变大时，两分支管各自的压差曲线逐渐远离，局部阻力较大的分支管路的临界速度增大。
• Shake twice, firmly, then let the hand drop away.
  握两次手，然后让双方的手自然松开。
• 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。
• Do not drop away at critical moments.
  关键时刻千万不能掉链子。
• 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。
• Santino corleone: did he tell you to drop the gun right away?
  他告诉过你事成之后立刻丢枪吗？
• As the train passed, the listener heard the pitch drop, and as the train moved away the note sounded lower than what the musician was playing and hearing.
  当着火车经过的时候，听众听到音调开始降低，而当火车远离时，听众听到的音符比音乐家自己演奏和听到的要低。
• 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。
• The gems drop away.
  掉落的宝石。