英语短语drop away是一个不及物动词短语(后面通常不直接接宾语,若需引出对象可加介词from),核心含义是“逐渐变化或脱离”,具体用法和意思需结合语境,常见以下三类:
指数量、程度、支持、声音等慢慢变少或消失,相当于“diminish gradually”或“fade away”。
例子:
The number of tourists has dropped away significantly since the pandemic.(自疫情以来,游客数量大幅减少。)
The noise of the crowd dropped away as the speaker began his speech.(演讲者开始讲话时,人群的噪音逐渐消失。)
Public support for the policy has dropped away over time.(随着时间推移,公众对这项政策的支持逐渐减弱。)
尤指人群或成员逐渐从某地或某个群体中离开,相当于“leave one by one”或“drift away”。
例子:
After the party ended, guests dropped away until only a few remained.(派对结束后,客人陆续离开,最后只剩几个人。)
Many members have dropped away from the club this year due to high fees.(今年很多会员因会费太高退出了俱乐部。)
The spectators dropped away as the rain got heavier.(雨越下越大,观众渐渐散去。)
指物体的部分从主体上逐渐掉落,如油漆、碎片、瓦片等。
例子:
The old paint on the walls is dropping away in chunks.(墙上的旧油漆一块块脱落。)
Pieces of the crumbling castle wall dropped away as we walked past.(我们走过时,摇摇欲坠的城堡墙碎片不断掉落。)
不及物:后面不直接接宾语,若需说明“从哪里减少/离开/掉落”,加介词from(如“drop away from the team”退出团队)。
强调“渐进性”:区别于“drop off”(可指“突然减少”或“下车”),“drop away”更侧重“慢慢、陆续”的过程。
小测试:请判断句子中“drop away”的意思——The sound of the train dropped away as it rounded the bend.(火车拐弯时,声音逐渐消失。)→ 含义1(逐渐减弱)。
你学会了吗? 😊