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drone

美音:[drəun ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[drəun ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.雄蜂,嗡嗡的声音,懒惰者,靶标 vi.嗡嗡作声,混日子 vt.低沉地说出

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drone为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:droned 过去分词:droned 现在分词:droning 第三人称单数:drones

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drone


/drəʊn; dron/
n
1 male honey-bee 雄蜂. Cf 参看 worker 3.
2 (Brit derog 贬) person who does no useful work and lives on others 不务正业而依赖他人为生者.

/drəʊn; dron/
v
1 [I, Ip] make a low humming sound 发出嗡嗡声
*An aircraft droned overhead. 飞机在上空发出嗡嗡声.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] talk, sing or say (sth) in a flat monotonous tone of voice (以低沉、单调的声调)谈, 唱, 说(某事)
*The chairman droned on for hours. 主席一直以沉闷的语调讲了几小时.
* drone (out) a hymn 以低沉单调的声音唱赞美诗.

n (usu sing 通常作单数)
1 low humming sound 嗡嗡声
*the drone of bees 蜜蜂发出的嗡嗡声
* the drone of a distant aircraft 远处飞机发出的嗡嗡声.
2 monotonous talk 沉闷单调的谈话
*a steady drone from the lecturer 讲演者枯燥的长篇言论.
3 (music 音) sustained bass note or chord, eg in bagpipe music 持续的低音或和音(如风笛乐曲中的).