drop in

英['drɒpˌɪn] 美['drɑːpˌɪn]

顺便走访(某人)

drogher n.西印度群岛的帆船的一种；与此类似的船
drogue n.风向指示筒；浮标
drogulus n.(不能证实其存在的)无形实体
droit n.权利；所有权；税
droll adj.好笑的；逗趣的；滑稽的n.离奇古怪；滑稽adv.离奇古怪地；滑稽地v.开玩笑

Verb:

visit informally and spontaneously;
"We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee"

1. Rain played a big part in the air show's drop in attendance.: 下雨是这次飞行表演观众数量下降的主要原因。

2. A drop in oxygen pressure can cause headaches in certain individuals.: 氧分压的下降会使一部分人头痛。

3. The director dusted his staff down about the drop in their efficiency.: 主任因工作效率下降而训斥员工。

4. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky-high divorce rate.: 如果以大萧条为鉴，我们可能会看到我们极高的离婚率有所下降。

5. That's important—this really does happen, stocks really do drop in price on the ex-dividend date.: 这很重要——这种情况确实会发生，股价通常会在除息日下跌。

6. Shifting eating habits, including a sharp drop in consumption of sparkling drinks, have forced a radical change in the industry.: 饮食习惯的改变，包括汽水消费量的大幅下降，迫使该行业发生了根本性的变化。

7. Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent.: 很多人都在谈论劳工部公布的6月份新增28.8万个工作岗位，失业率降至6.1%的消息。

8. For three-year-olds, for reasons that are still in need of clarification, no improvement—rather a slight drop in performance resulted from the change.: 对于三岁的孩子来说，由于一些原因，他们的成绩并没有得到改善，只是因为改变而略有下降。

9. A new data shows that the global AIDS pandemic will cause a sharp drop in life expectancy in dozens of countries, in some cases declines of almost three decades.: 一项新的数据显示，全球艾滋病疫情将导致数十个国家的预期寿命大幅下降，在有些国家寿命减幅近30年。

10. He was prepared to take a drop in wages.: 他准备好了接受一次工资的快速下调。

11. I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.: 我曾想路过时顺便来看看你。

12. The drop in travel is bad news for the airline industry.: 旅游业滑坡对航空业来说是件坏事。

13. Retirement usually brings with it a massive drop in income.: 收入通常随着退休而大大减少。

14. A drop in interest rates gave a welcome fillip to the housing market.: 降低利率给房屋市场带来利好刺激。

15. His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.: 他的费用与广播的实际成本相比是沧海一粟。

16. A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.: 对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

17. Just drop in any lime during the day.: 只需在白天投入一些石灰即可。

18. The 20 dollars is a drop in the bucket.: 这20美元只是杯水车薪。

19. The result was a sharp drop in farm prices.: 结果是农产品价格大幅下跌。

20. I'm terribly sorry to drop in at this time on Friday, Paul.: 保罗，我非常抱歉在星期五的这个时候来找你。

21. Would you drop in at my house this afternoon if it is convenient to you?: 如果方便的话，你今天下午可以顺便去趟我家吗？

22. The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy.: 身体温度的下降自然会让你感到困倦。

23. Recent statistics show a drop in the number of television assemblers in Borodia.: 最近的统计数据显示，博罗迪亚的电视汇编数量有所下降。

24. Purists say that a further drop in house prices would merely shuffle wealth around.: 纯粹主义者说房价的进一步下跌只会围绕财富重新洗牌。

25. It can generate 194 megawatts of electric power, but that's just a drop in the bucket.: 它可以产生194兆瓦的电力，但那只是沧海一粟。

26. He said by the end of the year, there was a 6 percent drop in the consumption of such drinks.: 他说，到今年年底，这类饮料的消费量下降了6% 。

27. After that, feeling the need to explore further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings.: 在那之后，觉得有必要进一步探索，我决定去参加美国手语俱乐部的会议。

28. Now, hotel, restaurant and bar owners have said they could face a 10% drop in trade with the new rules.: 现在，酒店、餐厅和酒吧老板说，新规定实施后，他们可能会面临生意减少10%。

29. Hundreds of people had to be turned away because the stadium was so full that couldn't even admit one drop in.: 成百上千人都被拒之门外，因为体育馆已经座无虚席，无法容纳多余的人了。

30. Hundreds of people had to be turned away because the stadium was so full that couldn't even admit one drop in.: 成百上千人都被拒之门外，因为体育馆已经座无虚席，无法容纳多余的人了。

I dropped in on the Browns on my way home.
我在回家的路上顺便走访了布朗夫妇。
I dropped in to ask if you would care to play a round of golf this evening.
我来顺便走访，问你今晚是否想打一场高尔夫球。

call on，see，visit，drop in: 这些动词或词组均含有“拜访，访问”之意。

call on社交上的正式用语，指无目的、礼节性的短暂拜访，访问者与被访问者之间一般只有社交或公务关系。

see常用词，含义广泛，既可指接受他人来访，又可指去访问他人。

visit正式用词，强调出于工作需要的访问，也指亲戚朋友间的看望。

drop in多指在计划之外或事先未打招呼的偶然、顺便访问。也可指参观。

drop in 顺便走访(某人)...
in drop 内曲下坠球
a drop in the bucket 沧海一粟
have a drop in one's eye 有点醉意
a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟
drop something in someone's lap 把责任推诿给某人,把...

【近义词】

visit 拜访
come by 从旁边走过
drop by 顺便来访
call on 号召
see 看见

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