| 单词 | drop |
| 释义 | drop (drɒp ) Word forms: drops , dropping , dropped 1. verb B2 If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less. Temperatures can drop to freezing at night. [VERB preposition/adverb] Once the rate rises it never drops back to its previous level. [VERB preposition/adverb] His blood pressure had dropped severely. [VERB] He had dropped the price of his London home by £1.25m. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fall, lower, sink, decline Drop is also a noun. He was prepared to take a drop in wages. [+ in] The poll indicates a drop in support for the Conservatives. 2. verb B1 If you drop something, you accidentally let it fall. I dropped my glasses and broke them. [VERB noun] Synonyms: let go of, release, let fall, lose your grip on 3. verb B2 If something drops onto something else, it falls onto that thing. If something drops from somewhere, it falls from that place. He felt hot tears dropping onto his fingers. [VERB preposition/adverb] Burning embers started dropping from the ceiling. [VERB preposition/adverb] His toupee dropped off, revealing his bald head. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: drip, run, flow, leak 4. verb B1 If you drop something somewhere or if it drops there, you deliberately let it fall there. Drop the noodles into the water. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He dropped his plate into the sink. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] ...shaped pots that simply drop into their own container. [VERB preposition/adverb] Bombs drop round us and the floor shudders. [VERB] dropping uncountable noun ...the dropping of the first atomic bomb. [+ of] 5. verb If a person or a part of their body drops to a lower position, or if they drop a part of their body to a lower position, they move to that position, often in a tired and lifeless way. Nancy dropped into a nearby chair. [VERB preposition/adverb] She let her head drop. [VERB] He dropped his hands on to his knees. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: sink, fall, go down, descend 6. verb [no cont] To drop is used in expressions such as to be about to drop and to dance until you drop to emphasize that you are exhausted and can no longer continue doing something. [emphasis] She looked about to drop. [VERB] You have to run until you drop. [VERB] Synonyms: collapse, fall, faint, fall down 7. verb If someone drops their trousers, they pull them down, usually as a joke or to be rude. A couple of boozy revellers dropped their trousers. [VERB noun] 8. verb If your voice drops or if you drop your voice, you speak more quietly. Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper. [VERB + to] He dropped his voice and glanced round at the door. [VERB noun] 9. verb If you drop someone or something somewhere, you take them somewhere and leave them there, usually in a car or other vehicle. He dropped me outside the hotel. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Many children had been dropped at the stadium by their parents. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Tim had dropped the letter in earlier. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: set down, leave, deposit, unload Drop off means the same as drop. Just drop me off at the airport. [V n P prep/adv] He was dropping off a late birthday present. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 10. verb B2 If you drop an idea, course of action, or habit, you do not continue with it. He was told to drop the idea. [VERB noun] The prosecution was forced to drop the case. [VERB noun] The charges were dropped. [VERB noun] Synonyms: quit, give up, abandon, cease dropping uncountable noun This was one of the factors that led to the President 's dropping of his previous objections. [+ of] 11. verb [usually passive] If someone is dropped by a sports team or organization, they are no longer included in that team or employed by that organization. The country's captain was dropped from the tour party to England. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: eject, dismiss, throw out, exclude 12. verb If you drop a game or part of a game in a sports competition, you lose it. Oremans has yet to drop a set. [VERB noun] 13. verb If you drop to a lower position in a sports competition, you move to that position. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league. [VERB preposition/adverb] 14. verb If a recording artist drops a new song, album, or video, they release it to the public. You can also say that a new song, album, or video drops. They've just dropped their first album since 2015. [VERB noun] Their new star-studded video dropped this week. [V ] 15. verb If someone drops money, they spend it in large amounts, or in a careless way. [informal] She thought nothing of dropping $100,000 in a single day in her favourite stores. [VERB noun] 16. countable noun B1 A drop of a liquid is a very small amount of it shaped like a little ball. In informal English, you can also use drop when you are referring to a very small amount of something such as a drink. ...a drop of blue ink. [+ of] Add the cream a few drops at a time. I'll have another drop of that Italian milk. Synonyms: droplet, bead, globule, bubble 17. plural noun [oft noun NOUN] Drops are a kind of medicine which you put drop by drop into your ears, eyes, or nose. ...eye drops. 18. countable noun [usually plural, noun NOUN] Fruit or chocolate drops are small round sweets with a fruit or chocolate flavour. 19. countable noun You use drop to talk about vertical distances. For example, a thirty-foot drop is a distance of thirty feet between the top of a cliff or wall and the bottom of it. There was a sheer drop just outside my window. It's only a four-foot drop. Synonyms: fall, plunge, descent, abyss 20. drop a hint phrase If you drop a hint, you give a hint or say something in a casual way. If I drop a few hints he might give me a cutting. 21. drop the subject/drop it/let it drop phrase If you want someone to drop the subject, drop it, or let it drop, you want them to stop talking about something, often because you are annoyed that they keep talking about it. Mary Ann wished he would just drop it. Does that mean you're going to drop the subject? 22. See also air drop 23. drop (down) dead phrase B2 If you say that a person or animal dropped dead or dropped down dead, you mean that they died very suddenly and unexpectedly. He dropped dead on the quayside. 24. at the drop of a hat phrase If you say that you are ready to do something at the drop of a hat, you mean that you are willing to do it immediately, without hesitating. India is one part of the world I would go to at the drop of a hat. 25. to drop someone a line phrase [VERB inflects] If you drop someone a line, you write to them or email them. [informal] My phone doesn't work, so drop me a line. 26. a drop in the ocean phrase If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something. [emphasis] His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting. Phrasal verbs: drop away phrasal verb If land or ground drops 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. To the south the hills dropped away to farmland. [VERB PARTICLE preposition] From the house, the garden drops away, surrounded by a rural scene of woodland. [VERB PARTICLE] drop by phrasal verb If you drop by, you visit someone informally. She and Danny will drop by later. [VERB PARTICLE] He dropped by my office this morning. [VERB PARTICLE noun] drop in phrasal verb If you drop in on someone, you visit them informally, usually without having arranged it. Whenever I'm up there I always drop in. [VERB PARTICLE] Why not drop in for a chat? [VERB PARTICLE] She spent most of the day dropping in on friends in Edinburgh. [VERB PARTICLE + on] drop off 1. drop [sense 9] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you drop off to sleep, you go to sleep. [informal] I must have dropped off to sleep. [V P + to sleep] Just as I was dropping off, a strange thought crossed my mind. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If the level of something drops off, it becomes less. Sales to the British forces are expected to drop off. [VERB PARTICLE] The daily toll of casualties has dropped off sharply. [VERB PARTICLE] drop out 1. phrasal verb If someone drops out of college or a race, for example, they leave it without finishing what they started. He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16. [VERB PARTICLE + of] She dropped out after 20 kilometres with stomach trouble. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone drops out, they reject the accepted ways of society and live outside the usual system. [disapproval] She encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. See also drop-out Idioms: drop something or someone like a hot potato or drop something or someone like a hot brick to get rid of something or someone as quickly as possible because they are difficult to deal with, or because you do not want them any more It is a rule of the tourism business that clients must feel happy on holiday. If a place gains a reputation for being unwelcoming, the trade drops it like a hot potato. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a drop in the ocean [British] or a drop in the bucket something, especially an amount of money, that is very small in comparison with the amount which is needed or expected, so that its effect is insignificant Unfortunately, this tax won't raise a lot of money. It's a drop in the ocean, really. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers at the drop of a hat willingly and without hesitation. This expression is often used to suggest that someone does not think carefully enough about their actions. People should sort out their own minor problems and not just call the police at the drop of a hat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop dead said to someone when you are telling them to go away and leave you alone because you are very angry or annoyed with them Richard told me to drop dead. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop a clanger [British] to make a very embarrassing mistake `You wouldn't have thought that Jimmy of all people would drop such a clanger.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop your bundle [mainly Australian] to give up and stop trying to win or succeed when you are failing at something At 25-6 University were losing badly, but to their credit they did not drop their bundle. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop a brick [British] to say something that upsets or offends other people After his comments on the live TV programme, he was immediately aware that he had dropped a political brick of the worst kind. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop a bombshell to suddenly tell someone a piece of bad news which they were not expecting My ex-wife is on the phone and she drops a bombshell. Sue, our beloved daughter, is leaving the country to live in Australia. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop the ball [mainly US] to do something stupid or something that shows you have no skill There are people who'd like to see me fail, I know that. But I'm not afraid. I won't drop the ball. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop off the radar to be forgotten or ignored because people's attention has moved to something more important Stories in the news drop off the radar with people after a couple of weeks. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers drop the other shoe [US] to complete a task by doing the second and final part of it I got the feeling that I was waiting for him to drop the other foot. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: drop a lawsuit He said he hoped the investors would drop the lawsuit in favor of the litigation effort in the reorganization plan. Christianity Today Both sides agreed to drop the lawsuit two years later. Times, Sunday Times Jeff re-unites with the study group and convinces them to drop their lawsuit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said she promised him a 20 per cent cut and didn't deliver but dropped the lawsuit later that year. The Sun The villagers also drop their lawsuit plans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It attempted to drop a net on the opponent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But they dropped their nets, and they left their boats. Christianity Today Then he realized that all he needed was a few followers who would drop their nets and pick up their crosses and follow him. Christianity Today I admitted, too, eventually, that swimming hasn't exactly got me dropping the pounds. Times, Sunday Times Eat around 1,350 cals a day to drop the pounds. The Sun Wanting to find love again was another reason for dropping the pounds. The Sun They try the latest fad diet, stick to it for a few weeks or months and drop some pounds, but sooner or later they return to their old eating habits. Times, Sunday Times The weather was sublime - not a drop of rain. The Sun Like not taking the players off for every drop of rain and every dark cloud. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps you should wait until there has been a drop of rain? Times, Sunday Times It will also be a lot cloudier — but still hardly a drop of rain will fall. Times, Sunday Times They'd be stranded in a festival field after the first drop of rain. The Sun A drop of sweat was found on a latex glove next to one of the rope ladders. Times, Sunday Times Then there was the frequent changes of gloves - approximately every quarter of an hour - as if even a drop of sweat might put him off his game. The Sun The real shame was that all the post-fight controversy took the gloss of what was a truly sensational world-title fight with both boxers giving every last drop of sweat. The Sun Again, the views make it all worthwhile and every drop of sweat was rewarded with sights of the untouched scenery. The Sun This young storyteller exercises the confidence, honesty and sensibility of a master without spilling a drop of sweat. Times, Sunday Times Towards the end, he mopped his brow and gulped the last drop of water. Times, Sunday Times You'll know it's hot enough when a drop of water skitters on the surface. Times, Sunday Times Heat the wok over a high heat until a drop of water flicked on to its surface evaporates on contact. The Sun I achieved all this without getting a drop of water on the little table. Times, Sunday Times Stir in a drop of water before serving if it becomes too thick to drizzle. Times, Sunday Times Gas rationing during the war caused the number of automobiles on roads to drop precipitously, helping to make the freeway unnecessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the first hour after a nuclear explosion, radioactivity levels drop precipitously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This can result in widespread foreclosure or bankruptcy for those investors and entrepreneurs who came in late to the market, as the prices of previously inflated assets generally drop precipitously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The price of copper dropped precipitously in the 1930s, and operations at the mine ceased in 1938. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1960s and 1970s, government policy began to emphasize crop diversification, in an effort to avoid being affected if the world price of rubber were to drop precipitously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In your freezer the bulbs drop rapidly from room temperature to well below freezing in a matter of hours. Globe and Mail With the rains the temperatures which were currently hot during the day and pleasant at night would drop rapidly to become piercingly cold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Seed can be stored in sealed containers under refrigeration for four to six weeks, but germination begins to drop rapidly after 10 days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many voice vocoder systems use lower data rates, but below 5 kbit/s voice quality begins to drop rapidly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Population sizes began to drop rapidly, with whole villages being abandoned because of outbreaks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The number of transactions will also drop sharply. Times, Sunday Times The weather's hot during the day, but the temperature can drop sharply out in the open at night (so take warm clothes). Times, Sunday Times The business and professional services sector had been slowly growing this year but saw volumes drop sharply and unexpectedly in the past three months. Times, Sunday Times It also criticised bonus rates that drop sharply after a set period. Times, Sunday Times Consumers are reluctant to spend, especially on big-ticket items such as cars, because they worry that their incomes will drop sharply. Times, Sunday Times The price will drop significantly if the club are relegated. Times, Sunday Times This turbulence will affect the enthusiasm of both buyers and sellers and turnover will drop significantly. Times, Sunday Times But manufacturers could extend the lifespan of the traditional vehicles they offer - particularly if the price of a new electric car fails to drop significantly. Times,Sunday Times If viewers make a habit of ignoring advertising, its revenue could drop significantly. Times, Sunday Times However, estate agents point out that prices drop significantly if you buy farther west. Times, Sunday Times However, a long run of poor form subsequently saw the club drop steadily towards the relegation zone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fraction drops steadily with age, levelling out by the time people reach their sixties. Times, Sunday Times For the next four hours they dropped steadily down through the ocean depths. Times, Sunday Times Sales have dropped steadily over the past three decades apart from a brief respite in the early 1990s. Times, Sunday Times The wholesale connection rate has dropped steadily in recent years from a 23p-a-minute call rate in 1995 to 4.3p this year. Times, Sunday Times Unspoilt coastlines and mountains that drop steeply into the sea make the north a favourite with divers - with perfect conditions for exploring underwater. The Sun The water elevation continues to drop steeply as it passes through the gorge carved by the waterfall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These terraces drop steeply on the west end of the ridge, and almost vertically on the south end. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cliffs drop steeply to the sea provide a panoramic outlook of the surrounding areas, at the western side of the fortress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I peered out on a horizon that dropped steeply away. The Sun In most situations the average weight of a population will drop substantially. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eventually, dopamine production of the neurons will drop substantially and dopamine will be removed from the synaptic cleft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While renewable energy remains the most favoured form of electricity production, support for it has dropped substantially since 2005. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, rental prices on the square have dropped substantially as a result of the glut. Times, Sunday Times The fees have dropped substantially in recent years and still vary widely. Times,Sunday Times Yesterday electricity grid experts warned power supplies could drop suddenly - causing possible blackouts. The Sun Most accidents occur in dunes, where a drop suddenly appears out of the seamless sand. Times, Sunday Times Seconds after climbing through, the aircraft turned through 90 degrees, causing the nose to drop suddenly, before it impacted with the ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without warning a veiled curtain drops suddenly on our stage, obscuring the glowing exits, shadowing the players. Christianity Today How would we possibly save enough money to pay for their education if our income dropped suddenly to zero? Christianity Today Orders were so great that over the next few years, he was able to drop the price to a single dollar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some vendors are having to drop the price of their homes below 2 million to achieve a sale. Times, Sunday Times Well, maybe not, but surely that might encourage public servants to drop the price by cutting corners? Times, Sunday Times We ignored the people who told us to drop the price. Times, Sunday Times However, they have had only seven viewings and have been forced to drop the price twice. Times, Sunday Times It was devised to ensure that no practice experienced a drop in income when the new needsbased allocation formula was introduced. Times, Sunday Times The resort, which operates conventional ski lifts, has experienced a drop from 320,000 skiers a year in its heyday in the 1970s to 70,000 today. Times, Sunday Times The average person experiences a drop in body mass of about 2-3lbs. The Sun This means you still experienced a drop, but nothing like as large. Times, Sunday Times About 1.1m experienced a drop in rates. Times, Sunday Times The huge drop will lead to tens of thousands of extra job losses as well as cuts in frontline services. Times, Sunday Times The cash call came as the bank reported a huge drop in annual profits and cut its dividend. Times, Sunday Times A cap would mean a huge drop in business for suppliers. Times, Sunday Times All the big investment banks are reporting a huge drop in trading volumes. Times, Sunday Times Unable to work, she had to claim employment and support allowance, and struggled to cope with her huge drop in income. Times, Sunday Times Struggling families who have seen their income drop are also at risk. The Sun An individual aged 65 at present will see their total retirement income drop by 4 or 5 per cent compared with their expectations. Times,Sunday Times On average, one in three working-age households in red wall areas would see their income drop, compared to one in five in the southeast. Times,Sunday Times Anyone who has been furloughed, made redundant or had an income drop in the recent crisis, as well as the selfemployed who have lost income, can all apply. The Sun Further, property values would have to fall by a further 25 per cent, or its rental income drop by 10 million, for its banking covenants to be breached. Times, Sunday Times However, if the benchmark index drops more than 50%, you begin to lose your investment. Times, Sunday Times He said in a market comment yesterday that he would move his rating to overweight if the index drops back to the 900-925 range. Globe and Mail If the current index drops below the bull-bear line, some investors believe the market turn bearish from bullish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, without warning, the ground drops away and your jaw drops with it. Times, Sunday Times My jaw drops to the floor as he breaks into the interview a private rendition. The Sun The jaw drops at the folly of this position. Times, Sunday Times In absolute dread, the cat covers his eyes and slowly peeks at his new mess, and then lifts his hand; his eyes exaggeratedly pop out and his jaw drops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Security sources said that the latest leaflet drop indicated that a major push to retake the city centre would begin within days. Times, Sunday Times There's a leaflet drop, there are lots of flags. Times, Sunday Times For instance, she could leaflet drop around her area. Times, Sunday Times Leaflets dropped by air warned that the 15-day-old offensive would be escalated. Times, Sunday Times Infantry was still needed, however, to hunt down any insurgents not persuaded to surrender by leaflets dropped from the air. Times, Sunday Times It was the biggest market drop in modern history. Times, Sunday Times The inventory of unsold homes on the market dropped 3.4 percent to 3.9 million. Houston Chronicle It said that companies that have issued one notification to clients will not have to do so again if the market drops further. Times,Sunday Times There have been at least 20 periods in the past 45 years when the equity market dropped by more than 10 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Studies have found that after a nation loses in a major rugby tournament, their financial markets drop by around 0.15 per cent. The Sun His mouth drops open slightly, but he recovers quickly. Times, Sunday Times The barman's mouth drops open in shock. The Sun Crisp’s mouth drops open. canada.com His mouth drops open and his face pales. Times, Sunday Times The plane drops through the cloud, vaccine stores inside its metal belly, and dives towards a grassy airstrip. Times, Sunday Times But if they do this too early, the plane drops out of the sky! The Sun The plane drops the squad and the two jeeps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The arrival of the parlours coincided with the precipitous drop in Japanese fortunes. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The statistics don't say why, but this is a precipitous drop. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But his blood pressure dropped on the way and doctors advised him to cancel. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The blood pressure drop also might have helped those who were wounded avoid bleeding to death. Christianity Today (2000) Addition of sodium sulfate in fly ash slurry suspension tends to improve the pressure drop characteristics. 2018, 'Determination of Pressure Drop Characteristics of Fly Ash Suspension with Additive for Hydraulic Transportation', Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics You must make monthly deposits of 25-500 and no withdrawals are allowed, otherwise the rate drops to 4.36%. Times, Sunday Times For those with some college, the rate drops to 51 percent. Christianity Today But after three months the rate drops to 4.5 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The interest rate drops to 0.25 per cent after a year. Times,Sunday Times Book the hotel through this clever new site and, if the rate drops, it will automatically cancel the reservation, then rebook at the lower price. Times, Sunday Times But he claimed he wasn't fussed about the ratings drop as the same thing happened in overseas versions of the show. The Sun If the player loses all their hearts during certain battles, or if the ratings drop too low, the player will have to restart the level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a player's ratings drop below 0%, the game will end. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The league also saw television ratings drop for three consecutive seasons after the lockout. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The episode received positive reviews from critics despite a significant ratings drop from the previous episode, with 4.83 million viewers and an 18-49 rating of 2.2. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sharp drop in a country that many had hoped would be the engine of global growth has caused jitters around the world. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The result is higher output, better quality, and a sharp drop in employee turnover. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974) The sharp drop will fuel calls for tough new laws to tackle the drug. The Sun (2008) To my right, the rugged landscape falls to a sheer drop and the sparkling sea below. The Sun While the sea wall offered some protection, it was a sheer drop behind them if the water washed them off the path. The Sun Photos emerged last night showing a sheer drop on the other side. The Sun It was a spectacular sheer drop, with no fence. Times, Sunday Times With a sheer drop of 450ft, he has everything to lose. The Sun Since their establishment, there has been a significant drop in both the incidence of cervical cancer and deaths from the disease. The Sun (2011) It found a significant drop in the need for the morning-after pill. The Sun (2012) The lack of a fishing quota on sea bass, and increasingly extreme fishing methods, resulted in a significant drop in population. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But remove not a single drop of moisture. Times, Sunday Times It was the biggest single drop in any three month period since 1990. The Sun For the most dedicated, not a single drop of alcohol will have passed through their lips in some four years, and not again before they taste either victory or defeat. Times, Sunday Times Two new reservoirs (filled by 2% of the winter runoff of two local rivers) ensure that the entire operation won't take a single drop of water from the local aquifer. Times, Sunday Times The detector or superconducting tunnel junction camera could be used to diagnose diseases from a single drop of blood and compare gene expression in different biological samples. Times, Sunday Times The surge in the share price came despite the company announcing a slight drop in annual earnings. Times, Sunday Times This led to a slight drop in sales to 724m in 2012. Times, Sunday Times This slight drop in trip could help his chances. The Sun The slight drop in class this afternoon should see him home in front. The Sun The results are expected to show a slight drop in profits to $7.1bn (4.2bn), ending a decade-long run of increases. Times, Sunday Times There are three jars and two bottles, with a funnel so you won't spill a drop. Times, Sunday Times The government says that it did not spill a drop of civilian blood. Globe and Mail Thrilled though he was, he did not spill a drop. Times, Sunday Times Upstairs was shut; downstairs there was so much room to roam that you could have held two full pints at arms' length and still not spilt a drop. Times, Sunday Times Despite the gloom over falling passenger numbers, airlines have benefited from a steep drop in the price of oil. Times, Sunday Times Lower gasoline prices reflect a steep drop in oil prices over the past month. Houston Chronicle Marriage, too, often meant a steep drop in their quality of life. Times, Sunday Times This was due to losses on foreign exchange and derivatives deals, as well as a steep drop in the coal price. Times, Sunday Times A steep drop in shipping rates in recent months has also made such speculative practices more compelling by reducing the cost of storage. Times, Sunday Times Experts found a sudden drop in glucose levels, known as hypoglycaemia, affects our mood. The Sun (2018) The sensation is caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure, known as orthostatic hypertension. The Sun (2018) Last week came the sickening lurch, the sudden drop into uncharted territory. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Government vets were called in after workers reported a sudden drop in egg production. The Sun (2009) Experts have warned, though, that savers could suffer a drop in income when their terms expire if annuity rates are lower than they are today. Times, Sunday Times The figures do not necessarily translate into a one-for-one increase in unemployment as people also can claim if they suffer a drop in income. Times,Sunday Times At some point, either asset prices could suffer a drop, or a correction could come about through a burst of inflation. Times, Sunday Times However, athletes who have become acclimatised to high altitude can suffer a drop in their performance after suddenly descending to sea level. Times, Sunday Times Consequently, our competition will suffer a drop in quality. Times, Sunday Times The temperature dropped below freezing at night. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Our llama would not eat and his temperature was dropping. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The temperature dropped and after five hours the men screamed to be let out. The Sun (2009) Clear visibility means there are no clouds to stop the temperature dropping. The Sun (2010) And as the temperature dropped, the molasses got stickier. Globe and Mail (2003) One tiny drop on the lips has an instant, noticeable plumping effect. Times, Sunday Times Add a tiny drop of remover, shake and it's as good as new. The Sun Whisking continuously, start to add the olive oil, a tiny drop at a time to start with. Times, Sunday Times It could also work on a tiny drop of blood. The Sun Just add a tiny drop and build it up until it's the right tone. The Sun Unlike your average pop star, she doesn't touch a drop before a performance. Times, Sunday Times I do not touch a drop of alcohol. Times, Sunday Times He didn't touch a drop of bubbly all evening - sticking to mineral water instead. The Sun That's why you can't touch a drop. Times, Sunday Times Being the ultimate professional, he didn't touch a drop. Times, Sunday Times However, several conditions were attached to yesterday's pledge of cheap borrowing until unemployment drops below 7 per cent. Times, Sunday Times It has pledged not to raise rates until unemployment drops to 7 per cent, but yesterday it suggested that the first rise could be delayed. Times, Sunday Times Unemployment drops to a total of 170,000, or about 13%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The slide features a vertical drop in a clear tube that then extends over the side of the ship. Times, Sunday Times Speed puts the scream into extreme by offering the world's steepest vertical drop, a 97-degree inverted power dive that might make you poorly. Times, Sunday Times Riders squelch into a double rubber ring and hurtle down an almost vertical drop, sliding back and forth until it grinds to a halt. Times, Sunday Times The 3.02km (1.88 mile) course has a vertical drop of 870 metres (2,854ft). Times, Sunday Times He has told officers he thought the window led to a rear access but it was a vertical drop to a courtyard. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 降低, 降低 Japanese: しずく, 落とす |
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