单词 | drone |
释义 | drone[drəun]n. 雄蜂, 懒惰者, 嗡嗡的声音, 无人驾驶飞机(或船)vi. 嗡嗡作声, 混日子vt. 低沉地说【医】 雄蜂 drone 1 drone 1 AHD: [dr½n] D.J. [dr*&n]K.K. [dron]n.(名词)1. A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.雄蜂:雄性蜂,尤指雄性蜜蜂,其特点是无螫针,不作工,不采蜜。其唯一职能是与蜂后交配2. An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.懒汉:无所事事,靠别人生存的人;游手好闲的人3. A pilotless aircraft operated by remote control.无人驾驶飞机:无飞行员的遥控飞机语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English dr³n 源自 古英语 dr³n drone 2 drone 2 AHD: [dr½n] D.J. [dr*&n]K.K. [dron]v.(动词) droned,dron.ing,drones v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To make a continuous low dull humming sound:嗡嗡叫:发出持续、低沉、单调的嗡嗡声:“Somewhere an electric fan droned without end”(&b{William Styron})“一台电扇不知在哪儿没完没了地嗡嗡着”(威廉·斯蒂伦)2. To speak in a monotonous tone:用单调的声音说:The lecturer droned on for hours.讲课人单调乏味地讲了好几个小时3. To pass or act in a monotonous way.以单调的方式度过或行动v.tr.(及物动词)To utter in a monotonous low tone:用单调低沉的声音发出:“The mosquitoes droned their angry chant”(&b{W. Somerset Maugham})“蚊子嗡唱着他们愤怒的歌曲”( W.萨默塞特·莫姆)n.(名词)1. A continuous low humming or buzzing sound.持续低沉的嗡嗡或滋滋声2. Music 【音乐】 3. Any of the pipes of a bagpipe tuned to produce a single tone.风笛低音管:风笛上发出单一音调的音管4. A single sustained tone.单持续音语源:Probably from drone 1 [from the bee's humming sound] 可能源自 drone1 [来自蜂的嗡嗡声] |
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