dropping
[drˈɑpɪŋ] /ˈdrä-piŋ/ (ame, mw)
dropping — noun
1. small pieces of solid waste from animals or birds, often found in pellet-like sh
small pieces of solid waste from animals or birds, often found in pellet-like shapes on the ground or on surfaces.
Bilal had to wash bird droppings off his car before driving to the meeting.
collocation: bird droppings
The forest path was dotted with small round rabbit droppings.
collocation: rabbit droppings
Sirin saw droppings on the grass and knew a fox had been in the garden.
Lan covered her vegetable beds with netting to keep bird droppings off the leaves.
The park ranger identified the animal by studying the droppings left near the campsite.
文法句型
[animal/bird] + droppings
用法筆記
Always used in the plural form 'droppings'. The singular 'dropping' is not used for animal waste. Common word-formation pattern: '[animal/bird name] + droppings' (e.g., 'pigeon droppings', 'rat droppings').
常見錯誤
2. small pieces or objects that have fallen from a higher surface, especially as wa
small pieces or objects that have fallen from a higher surface, especially as waste or by accident during an activity.
Sirin swept up the bread droppings from under the kitchen table.
noun modifier: bread droppings
The machine scattered metal droppings across the factory floor every shift.
Lan noticed paint droppings on the newspaper she had spread over the desk.
A tray under the toast rack caught all the crumb droppings.
文法句型
[material/type] + droppings
用法筆記
Typically used in the plural form 'droppings' and often preceded by a noun that describes the type of material (e.g., 'bread droppings', 'paint droppings'). The singular 'dropping' is also possible for a single fallen piece but is far less common.