Drone
[ drəun ]
第4级
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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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Any trouble with them?
有什么问题？
We'd like to hear what you say concerning the matter of packing.
我们很想听听你们在包装方面有什么意见。
As the Maori had no written language, the stories of Maori history were handed down from generation to generation.
由于毛利人当时没有书面语，毛利人的历史故事是一代一代传下来的。