| 单词 | droop |
| 释义 | droop[ droop ] / drup / SEE SYNONYMS FOR droop ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail. to lose spirit or courage. to descend, as the sun; sink. verb (used with object)to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings. nouna sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. Origin of droop1300–50; Middle English drupen,drowpen<Old Norse drūpa; akin to drop SYNONYMS FOR droop1 flag, languish. 2 weaken, decline, faint, wilt, wither, fade. SEE SYNONYMS FOR droop ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM droopdroop·ing·ly, adverbre·droop, verb (used without object)un·droop·ing, adjectiveWords nearby droopdroob, drook, drookit, drool, drooly, droop, droop nose, droopy, drop, drop a bombshell, drop a brick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for droopBritish Dictionary definitions for droopdroop / (druːp) / verbto sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink (intr) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag (intr) to lose courage; become dejected nounthe act or state of drooping Derived forms of droopdrooping, adjectivedroopingly, adverbWord Origin for droopC13: from Old Norse drūpa; see drop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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