Meaning
1. 下降或减少：“Drop off”可以用来描述数量、水平或强度的下降。例如，公司的销售额可能会“drop off”在淡季期间，即在这段时间销售额有所下降。
2. 让某人下车：在日常生活中，“drop off”常用于指代把某人开车送到目的地然后让他们下车。例如，父母可能会在学校门口“drop off”孩子。
3. 递交或放下某物：“Drop off”还可以表示将某物放在某个地方或递交给某人。例如，你可以“drop off”一份文件在同事的桌上，意即把文件放在同事的桌上。
这些是“Drop off”常见的用法，理解这些含义可以帮助你在不同的情境中准确运用这个短语。Today's Sentences
01
Can you drop me off around 8?
Situation
Do you need a ride to the train station?
That’d be great, thanks!
Can you drop me off around 8?
你可以在8点左右送我吗？
Sure, I’ll swing by your place at 7:45.
Perfect.
I’ll be ready.
我会准备好的。
02
I totally dropped off halfway through.
Situation
You were so quiet during the movie last night!
I know, I totally dropped off halfway through.
Long day at work?
Yeah, I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
Writer's Note
"Drop off" is transitive, intransitive, separable, and inseparable; these categories often overlap. You'll notice that transitive verbs are frequently separable, while intransitive ones tend to be inseparable. Let’s break it down together.
- Transitive - These phrasal verbs take an object for the sentence to make sense.
Example 1: I’ll drop off the package this afternoon.
Example 2: She dropped off the kids at school.
Example 3: Can you drop off my suit at the cleaners? - Separable - The object can go between the verb and the particle.
Example 1: I’ll drop the package off this afternoon.
Example 2: She dropped the kids off at school.
Example 3: Can you drop my suit off at the cleaners? - Intransitive - A combination of a verb and one or more particles (prepositions or adverbs) that functions as a verb, but does not take a direct object.
Example 1: Sales dropped off significantly after the holidays.
Example 2: Attendance has dropped off this month.
Example 3: Profits dropped off during the recession. - Inseparable - Where the verb and its particle (preposition or adverb) cannot be separated by other words.
Example 1: Interest in the product is starting to drop off.
Example 2: The noise gradually dropped off as we moved away.
Example 3: Viewership tends to drop off after the first few episodes.
例子 1: I’ll drop off the package this afternoon.
例子 2: She dropped off the kids at school.
例子 3: Can you drop off my suit at the cleaners?
例子 1：“I’ll drop the package off this afternoon.”
例子 2：“She dropped the kids off at school.”
例子 3：“Can you drop my suit off at the cleaners?”
示例 1：假期过后，销售额显著“dropped off”。
示例 2：本月出勤率已“dropped off”。
示例 3：在经济衰退期间，利润“dropped off”。
例子 1: 对该产品的兴趣开始“drop off”。
例子 2: 随着我们远离，噪音逐渐“dropped off”。
例子 3: 观众人数往往在前几集后会“drop off”。
Related Words: Abandon, decrease, deliver, diminish, disembark, doze, fade, fall asleep, leave, lessen, nod off, plummet, reduce, slacken, transport, unload.
