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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

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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。

来自《权威词典》

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

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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