torpor

英 ['tɔːpə(r)] 美 ['tɔːrpər]

• n. 麻木；无感觉；不活泼

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 迟钝
2. 不活泼
3. 懒散
4. 冬眠
5. 麻木
6. 死气沉沉
7. 睡着
8. 麻木不仁者
9. 无感觉
10. 蛰伏

英英释义

Noun:

1. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility;

   "he fell into a deep torpor"
   

2. inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The shock of the icy air ended Claire's torpor.
   一种冰凉的寒风使克莱尔从麻木状况中恢复过来。
2. Now its torpor may remain undisturbed.
   如今，这片宁静将不会被打扰了。
3. Then Marguerite lapsed into a sort of torpor.
   接着玛格丽特迷迷糊糊睡着了。
4. In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
   炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。
5. Unlike torpor, diapause is a long-term state of suspension.
   滞育和冬眠不一样，是一种长期的休眠状态。

经典引文

• Torpor has kept me in bed until noon.

  出自： A. Burgess

• There was an oriental torpor in her movements.

  出自： B. Chatwin

近反义词

【近义词】

• inertia 惯性
• listlessness 倦怠
• inactivity 不活动
• indolence 怠情
• languor 怠惰
• lethargy 昏睡
• apathy 冷漠
• torpidity 麻木
• torpidness 不活泼