1、make out

（勉强地）辨认出，看出，听出

I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth.

我只依稀看见一个高个的模糊身影穿过了矮树丛。

She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though.

她觉着听到了一个名字，却又没听清。

把…弄清楚;理解;明白

I couldn't make it out at all.

我一头雾水。

It is hard to make out what criteria are used.

很难弄清楚使用的是什么样的标准。

力图说成;努力证明

They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it.

他们正在努力证明我真的干过这件事。

I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be.

我觉得这件事并非像大家说的那么了不起。

2、drop off

打瞌睡;睡着

I must have dropped off to sleep.

我肯定是睡着了。

Just as I was dropping off, a strange thought crossed my mind.

就在我打瞌睡的时候,一个奇怪的念头闪过我的脑海。

减退;减少

Sales to the British forces are expected to drop off.

预计对英国军队的销售量会减少。

The daily toll of casualties has dropped off sharply.

每日伤亡人数已经大大减少。