掉 meaning in English

动词
1.(物体因失去控制而下落) fall; drop; shed; come off 短语和例子
掉下几滴眼泪 shed a few tears; 秋天, 树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。 leaves fall off the trees in the autumn. 他的一颗门牙掉了。 one of his front teeth has dropped out. 我的上衣掉了一个扣子。 a button has come off my coat.2.(落在后面) fall behind 短语和例子
那个跛足的孩子远远掉在后面。 the lame child lagged far behind.3.(遗失; 遗漏) lose; be missing 短语和例子
单词中掉了一个字母 drop a letter from a word; 我把钥匙掉了。 i've lost my key. 这本书掉了两页。 two pages are missing from the book.4.(减少; 降低) decrease; lessen 短语和例子
他害了一场大病, 体重掉了十多斤。 during his serious illness he lost over ten jin.5.(摇动; 摆动) wag 短语和例子
尾大不掉。 the tail is too big to wag.6.(回; 转) turn 短语和例子
掉一个方向 swing; 把车头掉过来 turn the car round; 她掉过脸去, 不让人看见她脸红。 she turned aside to hide her blushes.7.(互换) change; exchange 短语和例子
掉座位 change [exchange] seats; swop [swap] places with sb.8.(用在某些动词后, 表示动作的完成) 短语和例子
擦掉 wipe off; 改掉坏习气 correct bad habits; 扔掉 throw away; 洗掉 wash out