单词	torpor
释义	torportor‧por /ˈtɔːpə $ ˈtɔːrpər/ noun [singular, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtorpor Origin: 1200-1300 Latin torpere; ➔ TORPID Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He had sunk into an intellectual torpor. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Amphibians may have survived because of their ability to hibernate or to enter a state of torpor. And without me the school might sink into torpor. But its prolonged torpor only adds to the suspense now. Not even a bravura turn by one of the most charismatic actors of his generation can relieve the torpor. There lay Dineh, captive, in a torpor, while his enemies decided how to put him to death. They will remain there in a state of torpor, patiently awaiting the return of the rains. This would weaken incentives and lead to periods of torpor and stagnation. This, maybe, was my opportunity to escape from the torpor into which I had sunk. formal a state of being not active because you are lazy or sleepy:  She tried to rouse him from the torpor into which he had sunk.
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