n.点滴；滴下；落下物

(复)droppings: 动物的粪.

动词drop的现在分词形式.

The old man is dropping away in the sofa. 这位老人在沙发上打起瞌睡来。

Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。

A wind arose, and rain drops began falling all at once. 起风了，雨点忽然落下来。

I kept dropping hints but he still didn't twig. 我一直不停地暗示他，但他还是不懂。

Anything that is dropped falls towards the ground because of the force of gravity. 落下的东西因为地心引力的缘故，都会掉到地上。

Here come the orator, with his flood of word and his drop of reason. 来了个演讲大家，确是口若悬河，但仅有点滴道理。

The ground dropped away sheer at our feet. 我们脚下的地面垂直地陷落下去。