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

• Do not drop away at critical moments.
  关键时刻千万不能掉链子。
• The lecture was so dull that soon the audience begin to drop away.
  演讲单调乏味，不久，听众就开始陆续离席了。
• To the south the hills dropped away to farmland
  山势在南边一路下倾延伸至农田。
• Theory and prototype date are analyzed, at the same time the suppose that cancel underground clarification basin is proved by model test of Yao river dam power station reservoir drop sands and gate bay sweep away sands.
  在理论分析、原型资料分析的同时，进行了姚河坝水电站水库沉沙及闸首冲沙模型试验，对取消地下沉沙池的设想加以检验。
• 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。
• Shake twice, firmly, then let the hand drop away.
  握两次手，然后让双方的手自然松开。
• He told me to drop everything and come over straight away.
  他要我放下手头的一切，马上过来。
• 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。
• Looking up, she got a drop of rain in her eye The dripping of that water is wearing away the stone.
  她朝上看，一滴雨掉入眼中。滴下的水把石头磨掉不少。
• 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。