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

• 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。
• 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。
• Drop the phone and run away?
  丢掉电话就跑开了么？
• 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。
• 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。
• So don't drop dead far away.
  所以，别死的离我太远。
• 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。
• 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。