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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To the south the hills dropped away to farmland
  山势在南边一路下倾延伸至农田。
• 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。