no obj.
1- bend or hang downwards limply松垂, 垂下:
a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders.
一件黑色的长斗篷从他肩膀上垂下。
1.1
- sag down from or as if from weariness or dejection(因疲倦或沮丧等而)下垂, 下陷:
his eyelids drooped and he became drowsy
他耷拉着眼睑, 昏昏欲睡起来
figurative 〈喻〉the scenes are so lengthy that the reader's spirits droop.
冗长的景色描写使读者精神委靡不振。
1.2
- with obj. cause to bend or hang downwards使弯下, 使垂下:
James hid his face in his hands and drooped his head.
詹姆斯用手捂住脸, 低下了头。
in sing.
- an act or instance of drooping; a limp or weary attitude低垂, 下垂; 耷拉(软弱或疲劳的姿态):
the exhausted droop of her shoulders.
她那精疲力竭地耷拉着的肩膀。
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