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a drop of [uncountable noun]
Add a drop of lemon juice to the tea.
在茶里加一滴柠檬汁。
滴；少量；一点点
drops — plural of drop
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滴；少量；一点点
a small rounded amount of liquid; a very small quantity of something
Add a drop of lemon juice to the tea.
在茶里加一滴柠檬汁。
A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
小而圆的形状
a shape that is spherical and small
A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
小的、不确定的量(尤其是液体)
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling
She added a single drop of vanilla extract to the batter.
她在面糊里加了一滴香草精。
AI contextual example
There wasn't a drop of milk left in the fridge.
冰箱里一滴牛奶都不剩了。
AI contextual example
He felt a drop of sweat roll down his forehead.
他感到一滴汗珠顺着额头滚落。
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he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
他研究了低粘度液滴的形状
WordNet
Add a drop of lemon juice to the tea.
在茶里加一滴柠檬汁。
There was a drop in temperature overnight.
夜间温度下降了。
Add the oil drop by drop.
一滴一滴地加油。
Not this
Add drop of oil.
Use this
Add a drop of oil.
英语中 'drop' 是可数名词，表示少量液体时前面需要不定冠词 'a'。汉语中‘一滴油’的‘一’常被省略，导致学习者遗漏冠词。加上 'a' 后句子语法正确。
Not this
I have only a drop of money.
Use this
I have only a little money.
'a drop of' 通常用于液体，表示‘一滴’；用于金钱等抽象名词时不合英语习惯。应使用 'a little' 表示少量。这是汉语‘一点’的泛化使用导致的错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一滴水
There was a drop of water on the leaf.
叶子上有一滴水。
九牛一毛；沧海一粟
His donation was just a drop in the bucket.
他的捐款只是九牛一毛。
温度下降
We noticed a drop in temperature overnight.
我们注意到夜间温度下降了。
一滴雨水
A drop of rain fell on my hand.
一滴雨水落在我的手上。
一滴血
He saw a drop of blood on his shirt.
他看到衬衫上有一滴血。
价格下降
There was a drop in prices last month.
上个月价格下降了。
犯错；失职
He dropped the ball by not sending the report on time.
他因为没有及时发送报告而失职了。
暗示；透露口风
She dropped a hint that she wanted a new phone for her birthday.
她暗示生日时想要一部新手机。
消失得无影无踪
After the scandal, he dropped off the face of the earth.
丑闻之后，他消失得无影无踪。
一滴墨水可以使百万人思考。
The writer believed that a drop of ink may make a million think.
这位作家相信一滴墨水可以使百万人思考。
最后一滴使杯子溢出。
His patience was like the last drop that makes the cup run over.
他的耐心就像使杯子溢出的最后一滴。
Use drops naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一滴水从水龙头滴下，发出‘drop’的声音，一滴就是drop。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面描述 作为名词时，“drop”常指“一滴”液体，多用于日常或书面描述具体液体的量，语气中立。
可数名词；常用结构 a drop of + 不可数名词，表示少量
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