droop

英 [druːp] 美 [druːp]

• v. 低垂；下垂；(草木)枯萎；(精神)萎靡
• n. 下垂；消沉

英英释义

Noun:

1. a shape that sags;

   "there was a sag in the chair seat"
   

Verb:

1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

2. hang loosely or laxly;

   "His tongue lolled"
   

3. become limp;

   "The flowers wilted"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She sat there with her head drooping.
   她垂着头坐在那儿。
2. She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.
   她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
3. The crops were drooping for want of water.
   农作物缺水枯萎了。
4. His spirits drooped after he failed the exam.
   在考试没能及格之后，他精神就萎靡了。

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。

经典引文

• A slump in his posture, a little droop to his shoulders.

  出自： A. Tyler

• Some power supply droop.

  出自：Hi-Fi News

• Two cracked vases, from which red flowers drooped.

  出自： V. Woolf

词汇搭配

• aileron droop 副翼下垂
• bearing droop 轴承下倾
• beam droop 波束下垂
• pulse droop 脉冲顶倾斜,脉顶倾斜...
• droop setter 不等率调整装置...
• droop nose 下垂机头
• droop correction 固定偏差校正,下垂度...
• droop snoot 前缘襟翼
• speed droop 速度降低,降速...

近反义词

【近义词】

• sink 下沉
• fade 逐渐消失
• sag 下垂
• wilt （使)枯萎
• flop 啪嗒啪嗒地动...
• flag 旗
• bow 弓
• hang down <俚>阴茎
• slouch 没精打采的样子...
• tire 轮胎
• tire out 使筋疲力尽
• wear out 穿破
• slump 大幅度下跌
• subside 沉没
• hang 悬挂
• despair 绝望
• decline 下降
• dangle 摇晃
• weaken 使 ... 弱，削弱...
• fail 失败
• despond 沮丧
• loll 懒洋洋地呆着、坐或站着(...
• wither 枯萎，干枯
• descent 下降
• lose 丢失
• drowse 打瞌睡
• lose heart 丧失勇气
• languish 衰弱无力
• heart 心
• up 向上
• give up 放弃
• give 给
• pine 松树
• lower 低的
• swag <古俚>赃物