Drone
[ drəun ]
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n. 雄蜂;嗡嗡声;持续低音;无人驾驶飞机;
v. 嗡嗡叫;嗡嗡响;絮絮叨叨地说;
📝 例句
She always drones on about her problems.
她老是嘀咕自己的种种困难。
The minister droned out the psalm.
牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。
a drone bomber
无人驾驶轰炸机
He can drone on for hours about his pet subjects.
他能就他的宠物侃侃而谈几小时。
Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone.
她的敏锐的问题不时地打断演讲者的话。
🌱 联想助记
【记】draw-拉,one-一:乐器只拉一个音时会发出嗡嗡的声音
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
drone
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.
drone 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. drone, 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）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[drәun]n. 雄蜂, 懒惰者, 嗡嗡的声音, 无人驾驶飞机(或船)vi. 嗡嗡作声, 混日子vt. 低沉地说【医】 雄蜂
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It probably means we can't stay.
看来我们不能待在这儿了。
Won't you have a bit of this cake?
请尝一点蛋糕吧！
I didn't have a penny the last time I saw you.
上次我见到你时，我连一个铜板也没有。