Search from various 영어 teachers...
Evelyn
"drop off", "fall off" and "fall down"
"drop off", "fall off" and "fall down"
Any differences and examples for these three terms?
2012년 3월 29일 오전 6:45
답변 · 3
2
Drop off is someplace were you can leave things ... I distributed 10 questionnaires to 2 different drop-offs (It could also mean a downward slope)
a fall off in sales
to fall down on a job
Fall down: Fail in meeting expectation ... He fell down on his job
Fall off: A decrease: Stock prices have fallen off
2012년 3월 29일
2
Yes, there are some differences.
I dropped off my clothes at the dry cleaners today I drop them off every week and pick them up when they are ready.
Be careful, or you may fall off the chair
The floor is wet so be careful that you don't slip and fall down
2012년 3월 29일
1
Because phrasal verbs can have very different meanings depending on the context, I'll assume you mean an object/person moving downwards from a height.
"drop off" = the focus is on the beginning of the fall. You'll normally tell us where from: drop off a table, drop off a cliff, drop off the edge...
"fall off" = very similar to drop off, except this suggests an accident.
"fall down" = the focus is on the end of the fall, ie. the ground. The object/person was not caught or stopped during the fall. Normally the fall begins from a natural standing position (eg. of a person, or a building) and not from a higher place.
2012년 3월 29일
아직도 답을 찾지 못하셨나요?
질문을 남겨보세요. 원어민이 도움을 줄 수 있을 거예요!
Evelyn
언어 구사 능력
중국어(기타), 영어, 독일어
학습 언어
영어, 독일어
좋아할 수도 있는 읽을거리

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
12 좋아요 · 11 댓글

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
13 좋아요 · 11 댓글

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
10 좋아요 · 6 댓글
다른 읽을거리