droop
verb /druːp/
/druːp/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they droop | /druːp/ /druːp/ |
| he / she / it droops | /druːps/ /druːps/ |
| past simple drooped | /druːpt/ /druːpt/ |
| past participle drooped | /druːpt/ /druːpt/ |
| -ing form drooping | /ˈdruːpɪŋ/ /ˈdruːpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to bend, hang or move downwards, especially because of being weak or tired
（尤指因衰弱或疲劳）低垂，垂落，垂下 - the drooping branches of the apple tree
苹果树下垂的树枝 - She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.
她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。 - The plants were drooping from lack of water.
植物因缺水而枯萎。
- the drooping branches of the apple tree
- [intransitive] to become sad or depressed
沮丧；消沉；垂头丧气 - Our spirits drooped when we heard the news.
听到这消息，我们情绪低落下来。
- Our spirits drooped when we heard the news.
词源Middle English: from Old Norse drúpa ‘hang the head’; related to drip and drop.