drone
美[droʊn] 英[drəʊn]
n. 嗡嗡声;单调的声音
vi. 嗡嗡叫;混日子
vt. 单调低沉地说
英英释义
Noun- stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- an unchanging intonation
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
- a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Verb- make a monotonous low dull sound;
"The harmonium was droning on"
- talk in a monotonous voice
例句
用作名词(n.)- We could hear the distant drone of the traffic.我们可以听到远处传来的车辆往来的嗡嗡声。
- Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone.她的敏锐的问题不时地打断演讲者的话。
用作不及物动词(vi.)- An aeroplane droned overhead.一架飞机在头上嗡嗡飞过。
- He wouldn't drone when he may live by honest labour.他可凭诚实的劳动生活时,他不愿游手好闲。
用作及物动词(vt.)- The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。