droop

英 [druːp]      美 [druːp]
  • vi. 下垂；萎靡；凋萎
  • vt. 使…下垂
  • n. 下垂；消沉
  • n. (Droop)人名；(英)德鲁普
TEM4 GRE词汇
使用频率:
droop
«
1 / 5
»

记忆方法

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。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

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

相关单词

flag loll sag swag wilt

广而告之

1一秒钟记单词小学英语单词记背神器英语一二三四五六年级人教版英语词汇汇总表单词记背神器 单词记忆书单词词汇速记强化训练 【推荐理由】赠运费险，热门商品 【现价】27.9 【下单链接】38￥ CZ3457 5OArdvEMFvn￥

英语相关

听广播 看直播 中国日报 上海日报 英语点津 CGTN CRI 环球时报 MSN BuzzFeed 新浪英文 人民网

考试词汇

英语四级词汇 英语六级词汇 英专四级词汇 英专八级词汇 考研词汇 托福词汇 雅思词汇 GRE词汇

分类词汇

水果 蔬菜 花 哺乳动物 家畜家禽 爬行两栖 禽鸟 鱼类 壳类动物 昆虫 树

随机单词

affirm afternoon airliner anesthetics antithesis anxious appetizing archipelago army assemble assurance