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)德魯普
助記提示
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. 由此推出同源詞：drown; dreary; drizzle, drowsy; drip, drop, droop.
中文詞源
droop 沮喪來自drop, 滴。引申義耷拉著頭，沮喪。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.
- 她太疲倦了，眼瞼開始往下垂。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Don't let your spirits droop.
- 不要萎靡不振.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. See how they hang their heads and droop, and wither.
- 看!它們不是低著頭,彎下腰, 就要枯萎了嗎?
來自辭典例句
- 4. His chest heaved and his body seemed to droop.
- 他的胸脯上下起伏,身子也好象衰頹了.
來自辭典例句
- 5. In the droop of her lip there was something sensuous.
- 在她那下垂的嘴唇上的確有點兒敏感的意味.
來自辭典例句