Meaning
「Drop off」是一個常用的英語片語動詞，具有多種含義和用法。以下是幾個常見的使用情境：
送達某地： 當你把某人或某物送到特定地點時，可以使用「drop off」。例如，你可以說「I will drop off the package at the post office.」（我會把包裹送到郵局。）
減少或下降： 當某事物的數量或程度下降時，也可以用「drop off」。例如，「Sales have dropped off this month.」（本月銷售額下降了。）
逐漸入睡： 當某人慢慢進入睡眠狀態時，可以用「drop off」。例如，「He dropped off during the movie.」（他在看電影時睡著了。）
這個片語在日常對話中非常實用，理解它的多重含義可以幫助你更自然地運用英語進行交流。
Today's Sentences
01
Can you drop me off around 8?
Situation
Do you need a ride to the train station?
您需要搭車去火車站嗎？
That’d be great, thanks!
Can you drop me off around 8?
那太好了，謝謝！
你可以在 8 點左右讓我下車嗎？
你可以在 8 點左右讓我下車嗎？
Sure, I’ll swing by your place at 7:45.
好的，我會在7:45到你那裡。
Perfect.
I’ll be ready.
Perfect。
我會準備好的。
我會準備好的。
02
I totally dropped off halfway through.
Situation
You were so quiet during the movie last night!
您昨晚看電影時真安靜！
I know, I totally dropped off halfway through.
我知道，我在中途完全「dropped off」了。
Long day at work?
工作了一整天嗎？
Yeah, I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
是啊，我簡直睜不開眼睛。
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.
「Drop off」是及物動詞、不及物動詞、可分開和不可分開的動詞；這些類別經常會重疊。你會注意到，及物動詞常常是可分開的，而不及物動詞則多為不可分開。讓我們一起來解析這些分類吧。
- 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.
及物動詞 - 這些片語動詞需要有一個受詞才能使句子具有意義。
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 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?
Separable - 這類動詞的受詞可以放在動詞和小品詞之間。
範例 1: I’ll drop the package off this afternoon.
範例 2: She dropped the kids off at school.
範例 3: Can you drop my suit off at the cleaners?
範例 1: I’ll drop the package off this afternoon.
範例 2: She dropped the kids off at school.
範例 3: Can you drop my suit off at the cleaners?
不及物動詞 - 結合一個動詞和一個或多個助詞（介系詞或副詞）的組合，作為一個動詞使用，但不帶直接受詞。
例子 1：銷售量在假期後顯著「dropped off」。
例子 2：本月出席率已經「dropped off」。
例子 3：在經濟衰退期間，利潤「dropped off」。
例子 1：銷售量在假期後顯著「dropped off」。
例子 2：本月出席率已經「dropped off」。
例子 3：在經濟衰退期間，利潤「dropped off」。
Inseparable - 當動詞及其助詞（介詞或副詞）無法被其他詞分開時。
Example 1: 對該產品的興趣開始逐漸drop off。
Example 2: 當我們移動到遠處時，噪音逐漸dropped off。
Example 3: 在前幾集之後，收視率往往會drop off。
Example 1: 對該產品的興趣開始逐漸drop off。
Example 2: 當我們移動到遠處時，噪音逐漸dropped off。
Example 3: 在前幾集之後，收視率往往會drop off。
Related Words: Abandon, decrease, deliver, diminish, disembark, doze, fade, fall asleep, leave, lessen, nod off, plummet, reduce, slacken, transport, unload.
相關詞彙: Abandon, decrease, deliver, diminish, disembark, doze, fade, fall asleep, leave, lessen, nod off, plummet, reduce, slacken, transport, unload.
