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drone/drəʊn/ n. & v.●n. 1 a non-working male of the honey bee, whose sole social function is to mate with fertile females 雄蜂，公蜂 2 an idler 懒汉，游手好闲者 3 a deep humming sound 深沉的嗡嗡声 4 a monotonous speech or speaker 单调枯燥的讲话(或演说者) 5a a pipe, esp. of a bagpipe, sounding a continuous note of fixed low pitch (尤指风笛的)单音管 b the note emitted by this 风笛声 c (on a stringed instrument) a string used to produce a continuous droning sound (弦乐器上产生持续低音的)低音弦 6 a remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or missile 遥控的无人驾驶飞机(或导弹) ●v. 1 intr. make a deep humming sound 嗡嗡叫；嗡嗡响 2 intr. & tr. speak or utter monotonously 单调地说(或讲) 3a intr. be idle 无所事事 b tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 away) idle away (one's time etc.) 虚度(某人的时光等)[Old English drɑˉn, drœˉn, probably from West Germanic] |