droop是什么意思
vi. 下垂；萎靡；凋萎
vt. 使…下垂
n. 下垂；消沉
n. (Droop)人名；(英)德鲁普
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.
中文解释
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.
实用例句
- 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
