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drooped

UK //druːpt//US //druːpt//

词源

源自中古英语 'droupen'(意为‘下垂’),与古挪威语 'drúpa' 同源,可能模仿物体下垂时的形态。

verb

❶ 指物体因重力、缺乏支撑或失去活力而下垂或弯曲,常用于描述植物、身体部位或情绪低落的状态。

“The flowers drooped after days without water.”

(这些花多日未浇水后蔫垂了下来。)

“His shoulders drooped in exhaustion.”

(他累得双肩耷拉下来。)

同义词:sagged, slumped, sank, hung, bent

常见短语

drooped eyelids — 形容因困倦或疲惫而眼皮下垂的状态。

“She fought to keep her drooped eyelids open during the meeting.”

(开会时她努力撑开昏昏欲睡的眼皮。)