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droop

英 [druːp] 美 [drup]

解释

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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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.

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例句和用法

1. She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.: 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。

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

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?

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.

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.