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
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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.
droop 沮丧

来自drop, 滴。引申义耷拉着头,沮丧。

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.
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.

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