droop

英[druːp] 美[drup]
  • vi. 下垂;萎靡;凋萎
  • vt. 使…下垂
  • n. 下垂;消沉
  • n. (Droop)人名;(英)德鲁普

词态变化


第三人称单数: droops;过去式: drooped;过去分词: drooped;现在分词: drooping;形容词: droopy;

助记提示


1. PIE root *dhreu- "fall, drip, droop" => Old English dreosan (past participle droren) "fall" => Middle English dresen "fall".
2. PIE root *dhreu- "fall, drip, droop" => Proto-Germanic *drup- "fall, drop".
3. 由此推出同源词:drown; dreary; drizzle, drowsy; drip, drop, droop.

中文词源


droop 沮丧

来自drop, 滴。引申义耷拉着头,沮丧。

英文词源


droop (v.)
early 13c., from Old Norse drupa "to drop, sink, hang (the head)," from Proto-Germanic *drup-, from PIE *dhreu-, related to Old English dropian "to drop" (see drip). Related: Drooped; drooping. As a noun, from 1640s.

双语例句


1. She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.
她太疲倦了,眼睑开始往下垂。

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2. Don't let your spirits droop.
不要萎靡不振.

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3. See how they hang their heads and droop, and wither.
看!它们不是低着头,弯下腰, 就要枯萎了吗?

来自辞典例句

4. His chest heaved and his body seemed to droop.
他的胸脯上下起伏,身子也好象衰颓了.

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5. In the droop of her lip there was something sensuous.
在她那下垂的嘴唇上的确有点儿敏感的意味.

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