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droop

/droop/US // drup //UK // (druːp) //

垂头丧气,耷拉着脑袋,垂头丧气的,下垂

Related Words

wilt枯萎,萎缩,凋谢,发蔫slouch懒散,懒人,懒惰,慵懒dangle耷拉着脑袋,耷拉,耷拉着,悬垂sag下垂,下降,下陷,下垂的wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的sling吊带,吊索,吊绳,吊衣depress压抑,沮丧,沮丧的,压抑的lean精简,瘦身,倾斜,瘦肉精lop贷款,圈圈drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴slump萧条,不景气,萧条期,衰退suspend暂停,悬挂,吊销,暂缓loll忽悠flag旗帜,旗子,国旗,旗号settle解决,结算,解决问题,安家落户bend弯曲,弯曲的,拐弯处,折弯fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的subside减退,消退,减弱,沉降

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
    • : to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.
    • : to lose spirit or courage.
    • : to descend, as the sun; sink.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbhang down; languish
Forms: drooped, drooping, droops
Synonyms
dangle耷拉着脑袋,耷拉,耷拉着,悬垂sag下垂,下降,下陷,下垂的slouch懒散,懒人,懒惰,慵懒wilt枯萎,萎缩,凋谢,发蔫wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩bend弯曲,弯曲的,拐弯处,折弯decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降depress压抑,沮丧,沮丧的,压抑的diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的fail不合格,失败,不及格,不成功faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的flag旗帜,旗子,国旗,旗号lean精简,瘦身,倾斜,瘦肉精loll忽悠lop贷款,圈圈settle解决,结算,解决问题,安家落户sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦sling吊带,吊索,吊绳,吊衣slump萧条,不景气,萧条期,衰退subside减退,消退,减弱,沉降suspend暂停,悬挂,吊销,暂缓weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了fall down倒下,跌倒,摔倒,掉下来let down辜负,辜负了,失望,辜负了人们的期望

Examples

  • A few are recovering from eating disorders; their cheeks are hollow and their scrawny arms droop like slack rubber bands.

  • The thinner you become, the lower your leptin levels droop, and the more food it takes to satisfy your appetite.

  • He looked up, half shutting his one funny eye, and cocking one ear up, and letting the other droop down.

  • Love has come rushing to the beck of a tip-tilted chin, or the tone of a voice, or the droop of an eyelid.

  • Then his head grew very tired, and his eyes began to droop till they were tight shut and he fell asleep.

  • The old gentleman shook his head, let his arms sadly droop, and appeared to sink into deep musing.

  • The Duchess bore it again, but the lines of her mouth, with the strong droop at the corners, became a trifle grim.

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