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更新时间:2026-06-13 23:08:33   栏目: 在线翻译

drop in 的英式音标为 /ˈdrɒp ɪn/,美式音标为 /ˈdrɑːp ɪn/,是英语中常用的短语动词,核心含义有两类:一是表示“顺便拜访”(非正式场合,通常无需提前安排),二是指“下降、减少”(用于描述数值或程度的变化)。

一、核心意思与用法

顺便拜访
作为不及物动词短语,后接宾语时需搭配介词 on(接人)或 at(接地点),表示未经事先计划的非正式访问。

例:Why not drop in for a chat?(为什么不过来聊聊天呢?)

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

例:Whenever I'm up there I always drop in at the bookstore.(每次去那儿,我总会顺便逛逛书店。)

下降、减少
后接名词时,指某事物的数量、程度或水平降低,常与 a 连用构成 "a drop in sth" 结构。

例:The drop in travel is bad news for the airline industry.(旅游热降温对航空业来说是个坏消息。)

例: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。)

二、常用短语搭配

 

短语 含义 例句
a drop in the bucket/ocean 沧海一粟、微不足道 The funding is just a drop in the bucket compared to the need.(与需求相比,这笔资金只是杯水车薪。)
drop-in center/clinic 救助中心、无需预约的诊所 The city opened a new drop-in center for homeless people.(该市为无家可归者开设了新的救助中心。)
drop in on sb 顺便拜访某人 She often drops in on her parents after work.(她下班后常顺便去看望父母。)

 

三、精选例句

He was prepared to take a drop in wages.(他已做好心理准备接受降薪。)

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。)

Do drop in if you happen to be passing!(如果你碰巧经过,一定要进来坐坐。)

A cool breeze caused a precipitate drop in the temperature.(冷风使温度骤降。)

The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.(咖啡供过于求导致价格急剧下跌。)

I'll drop in on you when I have time.(有空我会来看你。)

It's improper to drop in on him so casually.(这样冒冒失失去找他可不好。)

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。)

A new data shows that the global AIDS pandemic will cause a sharp drop in life expectancy in dozens of countries.(一项新数据显示,全球艾滋病疫情将导致数十个国家的预期寿命大幅下降。)

Just drop in now and again.(有空就常过来玩。)

四、用法提示

语境区分:根据上下文判断含义,描述“访问”时多含人际互动,描述“下降”时多涉及数据或抽象概念。

词性扩展:作为名词时,drop-in 可表示“顺便来访的人”或“嵌入式/通用部件”,如 a drop-in(不速之客)。

无论是日常交流中的“顺路拜访”,还是财经、社会话题中的“数据下降”,drop in 都是简洁且高频的表达。掌握其搭配和语境,能让沟通更自然地道。下次路过朋友家时,不妨说一句 "I thought I'd drop in!" 吧。