单词 | drop lock |
释义 | drop /drop/noun
Used of something that drops or that causes something to drop or that is used in or for dropping intransitive verb (droppˈing; dropped)
ORIGIN: OE dropa a drop, dropian, droppian to drop; Du drop, Ger Tropfe dropˈlet noun A little drop droppˈer noun
droppˈing noun
droppˈle noun (rare) A trickle dropˈwise adverb By drops dropˈ-dead adjective (slang) Stunning, sensational, breathtaking (also adverb) dropˈ-down adjective Denoting a menu on a computer screen that can be accessed by clicking on a button on the toolbar dropˈ-drillˈ noun An apparatus for dropping seed and manure into the soil simultaneously dropˈ-forging noun The process of shaping metal parts by forging between two dies, one fixed to the hammer and the other to the anvil of a steam or mechanical hammer (dropˈ-forge noun and transitive verb) drop goal noun (rugby) A goal secured by a drop kick dropˈ-hammˈer or dropˈ-press noun A swaging, stamping or forging machine drop handlebars plural noun Bicycle handlebars that curve downwards dropˈhead coupé noun A car whose top can be opened dropˈ-in adjective see drop in below. drop kick noun
dropˈ-kick transitive verb dropˈ-leaf adjective (of a desk or table) with a hinged leaf (or leaves) which can be raised or dropped to horizontal position, but lies vertical when not in use dropˈ-lettˈer noun (old US) A letter left at a post office merely for local delivery drop lock or dropˈlock loan noun (finance) A bank loan for which interest rates vary with the market, but if the long-term interest rates fall to a specified level it is converted to a fixed-rate long-term bond dropˈ-net noun A net suspended from a boom, to be suddenly dropped on a passing shoal of fish dropˈ-off see drop off below. dropˈout noun
droppˈing-well noun (figurative in Tennyson) A well supplied by water falling in drops from above dropˈ-ripe adjective So ripe as to be ready to drop from the tree dropˈ-scene noun A drop-curtain (see under drop (n) above) drop scone or dropped scone noun A small thick pancake, a Scotch pancake drop serene noun (Milton) An old medical name for (a type of blindness) amaurosis, literally translated from L gutta serēna dropˈ-shot noun (tennis, etc) A ball made to drop close to the net immediately after clearing it dropˈstone noun A stalactitic calcite drop tank noun (aeronautics) A tank, esp for fuel, that can be dropped during flight drop test noun (engineering) A test of reliability done by dropping the item or component to be tested dropˈwort noun A species of Spiraea (S. filipendula) with bead-like root tubercles drop zone noun An area where troops or supplies are to be landed by parachute a drop in the bucket or ocean An infinitesimally small quantity at the drop of a hat
drop a brick see under brick drop a curtsy To curtsy drop astern (nautical) To get left more and more behind drop away To depart, disappear drop dead
drop down To sail, move or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea drop in (also drop by) to come, fall or set, etc in, or to arrive or visit casually, informally, unintentionally, or one by one (dropˈ-in noun and adjective) drop-in centre A day centre run by a charity or the social services for casual callers drop off
drop on or drop down on To single out for reproof or an unpleasant task drop out
dropping fire Unremitting irregular discharge of small arms drop someone a line (informal) To write someone a letter for the drop (informal)
get the drop on one (US)
let drop To disclose inadvertently, or seemingly so Prince Rupert's drops or Rupert's drops Drops of glass that have fallen in a melted state into cold water, and have assumed a tadpole-like shape, the whole falling to dust with a loud report if the point of the tail is nipped off |
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