题目
What does the expression "drop off" suggest in a casual context?A. To leave something or someone at a particular place on the way to somewhere elseB. To fall asleep suddenlyC. To reduce in quantity or intensityD. To decline in quality
What does the expression "drop off" suggest in a casual context?
A. To leave something or someone at a particular place on the way to somewhere else
B. To fall asleep suddenly
C. To reduce in quantity or intensity
D. To decline in quality
题目解答
答案
A. To leave something or someone at a particular place on the way to somewhere else
解析
本题考查对短语“drop off”在非正式语境中含义的理解。解题思路是先明确题目要求是找出“drop off”在非正式语境下的含义,然后分析每个选项所表达的意思,并结合对“drop off”常见用法的了解,判断哪个选项最符合非正式语境的使用。
- 选项“To leave something or someone at a particular place on the way to somewhere else”,意思是在去某地的路上将某人或某物送到某地后离开,这是“drop off”非常常见且常用于非正式场合的用法,比如 “I'll drop you off at the office.”(我会送你到办公室)。
- 选项“To fall asleep suddenly”,表示突然入睡,虽然“drop off”有这个意思,但相对来说在日常交流中不如送人的用法那么常用。
- 选项“To reduce in quantity or intensity”,指数量或强度减少,这种用法更多用于正式场景,如 “The temperature dropped off.”(温度下降了),不符合题目中“casual context”(非正式语境)的要求。
- 选项“To decline in quality”,意为质量下降,“drop off”有此含义但较少见,也不是在非正式语境中最典型的用法。