the dropping of charges
collocation撤销指控
The dropping of charges against the accused was announced this morning.
今天上午宣布撤销对被告的指控。
掉落；坠落
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掉落；坠落
The act of falling or dropping.
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掉落的东西；小滴
Something dropped; a droplet.
掉落或坠落的动作
The act of something that drops or falls.
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撤销指控
The dropping of charges against the accused was announced this morning.
今天上午宣布撤销对被告的指控。
投掷炸弹，投弹
The dropping of bombs on residential areas is prohibited by international law.
向居民区投掷炸弹是国际法所禁止的。
退课；退选课程
The dropping of a course before the deadline will not appear on your transcript.
在截止日期前退课不会出现在你的成绩单上。
滴瓶
The essential oil was stored in a dark dropping bottle.
精油被存放在深色的滴瓶中。
滴液漏斗
A dropping funnel was used to control the rate of the reaction.
用滴液漏斗来控制反应速率。
纷纷倒下；大批地生病或死亡
When the flu hit the office, staff were dropping like flies.
流感袭击办公室时，员工们纷纷病倒了。
终于明白过来；恍然大悟
I could see the penny was dropping as she read the letter.
我能看出她读那封信时恍然大悟了。
犯错误；失职；错过机会
He has a habit of dropping the ball when it comes to important deadlines.
他在重要截止日期上总是容易出岔子。
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把 dropping 拆成 drop（落下）+ -ing，想象一滴水正在往下掉：dropping 就是“掉下来的小滴/掉落物”。注意这是记忆联想，不是词源。
语域：mixed 常见场景：书面叙述、正式报告或法律文书、科普或说明文字 该词作名词时通常用于较书面或正式的表达，多表示“被掉落的东西、小滴”或“掉落、下落的行为”，常见于“the dropping of...”这类结构；日常口语中较少单独使用单数名词，更常用动词“drop”或动名词形式。具体语域需结合搭配判断。
以上 6 个词都与 dropping /ˈdrɒpiŋ/ 押韵：重读元音都是 /ɒ/，结尾都是 /piŋ/，拼写上都含 -pping。注意形近词 hoping /ˈhəʊpiŋ/、roping /ˈrəʊpiŋ/、sloping /ˈsləʊpiŋ/ 和 doping /ˈdəʊpiŋ/ 只有一个 p，读长元音 /əʊ/，与 dropping 不押韵。
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