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drop

How is it used?

drop指“少量水滴狀的液體”。

• The scientist added a drop of acid to the liquid in the test tube.

該名科學家加了一滴酸液在試管的液體裏。

• You have spilt a drop of paint on the carpet.

你將一滴油漆濺到地毯上了。

• Mum likes just a drop of milk in her tea.

媽媽喜歡只加一滴牛奶在她的茶裏。

not a drop表示“一滴也沒有”，帶否定意思。

• We have not had a drop of rain for weeks.

我們這裏連續幾星期都沒下過一滴雨。

• There is not a drop of ink in the bottle.

瓶裏一滴墨水都沒有。

a drop in the ocean指“微不足道”，即與實際需要相比，現有的東西很不足夠。

• The students have raised a bit of money for the repairs to their school building but it is just a drop in the ocean.

為了修繕校舍，學生們募捐了一點錢，但與實際需要的費用相比，這筆錢簡直少得可憐。

• The aid we are sending to the disaster area is a drop in the ocean. They need much more than this.

我們運到災區的救援物資與需求相比微不足道，他們需要的遠比我們供應的多。