单词 | drop-in |
释义 | drop-in[ drop-in ] / ˈdrɒpˌɪn / nounInformal.Also dropper-in. a person who or thing that pays an unexpected or uninvited visit: a feeder for squirrels, raccoons, and other drop-ins. Informal. a social gathering at which the guests are not expected to stay long: Be sure to stop by our house for a glass of eggnog at our Christmas drop-in. adjectiveprovided for short-term patronage: a drop-in shelter for the homeless. requiring only insertion to be ready for use: a drop-in film cartridge. Origin of drop-inFirst recorded in 1810–20; noun, adj. use of verb phrase drop in Words nearby drop-indrop girt, drop goal, drop hammer, drop hand, drophead coupé, drop-in, drop-in centre, drop initial, drop in one's tracks, drop in someone's lap, drop in the bucket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drop-in
British Dictionary definitions for drop-indrop in verb (intr, adverb)surfing to intrude on a wave that another surfer is already riding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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