n. 1.雄蜂;〔比喻〕懒人,寄生虫。 2.(蜂等的)嗡嗡声;单调的低音;【音乐】风笛的低音管;低音调;低音风笛。 3.言语单调的人;单调沉闷的话。 4.靶机,飞行靶标;(无线电遥控的)无人驾驶飞机。 短语和例子 a target drone 靶机。 vi. 1.(蜂、机械等)嗡嗡地响;用单调低沉的声音说话[唱歌],懒洋洋地说[唱]。 2.偷懒,混日子。 an aircraft droning through the stillness 一架飞机打破寂静的嗡嗡声。 The old clergyman droned on. 那个老牧师懒洋洋地布道。 vt. 1.用单调低沉的声音说出[唱出]。 2.懒洋洋地打发(日子) (away)。 短语和例子 drone (out) the sutras 懒洋洋地讲经。
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone 同义词:drone pipe, bourdon,
an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control 同义词:pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft,
an unchanging intonation 同义词:monotone, droning,
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind 同义词:dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke,
talk in a monotonous voice 同义词:drone on,
make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
例句与用法
1.
Everybody at the meeting is a droning pedant . 会上人人都是语言乏味的空谈家。
2.
The old clergyman droned on . 那个老牧师懒洋洋地布道。
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It intervals the drone of an insect bored the air . 不时有只昆虫嗡嗡嗡地打破这阵寂静。
4.
He himself had always been a worker and a saver, george always a drone and a spender . 他自己一直克勤克俭,乔治则一直是又懒惰,又会花钱。
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The tonic pitch is played as a drone that runs throughout the performance . 主音音高作为一种低沉底音(低音调)奏出,在整个演奏中贯穿始终。
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Honey bees have three castes for the division of labour in a hive: queens, workers and drones . 蜜蜂由于在蜂群中分工的不同,可分为三种:蜂后、工蜂和雄蜂。
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Overhead, bumble-bees flew hither and thither in the thickening light, their drone coming and going like the sound of a gong . 天空里嗡蜂也在渐渐强烈的阳光里到外飞动,它们的嗡嗡时闻时寂,仿佛是打锣的声音。
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He can drone on for hours about his pet subjects 他能就他的宠物侃侃而谈几小时。
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The clergyman began droning the psalm 牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
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Modeling and emulating of electro - optic revolving drone 光电活动靶标建模及仿真分析