Drone Droning Voice Continuous Low Verb Noise Work
The word "drone" can be used as a verb meaning to make a low, continuous noise, or to talk in a boring, monotonous way. It can also be a noun referring to a male bee, a lazy person who doesn't contribute, or a continuous low sound.
[VERB 动词]嗡嗡作响;嗡嗡叫 If something drones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise.
[V]
[V-ing]
Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky.
在他头顶上一架隐形飞机嗡嗡地飞过夜空。
...a virtually non-stop droning noise in the background.
背景中几乎从未间断的嗡嗡声
Drone is also a noun.
...the constant drone of the motorways.
高速公路上持续不断的嗡嗡声
droning
...the droning of a plane far overhead.
远处天空中飞机的嗡嗡声
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[VERB 动词](人)絮絮叨叨地说,喋喋不休地说 If you say that someone drones, you mean that they keep talking about something in a boring way.
[V]
[V-ing]
[V P]
[V P about n]
[disapproval]
Chambers' voice droned, maddening as an insect around his head...
钱伯斯一直在他耳边嗡嗡地说个不停,他都快疯了。
The droning murmur of the doctor's voice in the bedroom had ceased.
卧室里医生喋喋不休的低语声已经停下了。
Drone is also a noun.
The minister's voice was a relentless drone.
部长不停地絮叨着。
Drone on means the same as drone .drone on 同 drone
Aunt Maimie's voice droned on...
梅米姨妈喋喋不休地说着。
Daniel just drones on about American policy.
丹尼尔对美国政策谈个没完。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]游手好闲者;寄生虫 People who do not contribute anything to society or to an organization are sometimes described as drones .
[usu pl]
[disapproval]
A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented, frustrated, wasted people.
有几个是愚笨的寄生虫,但是大多数是有才能却不得志而自暴自弃的人。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]雄蜂 A drone is a male bee.
相关词组:
drone on
Oxford
drone/drəʊn; NAmEdroʊn/
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dronedronesdroneddroningnoun1[usually singular ]a continuous low noise 嗡嗡声◆the distant drone of traffic远处车辆往来发出的嗡嗡声2[usually singular ]a continuous low sound made by some musical instruments, for example the bagpipes,over which other notes are played or sung; the part of the instrument that makes this noise 伴音(如风笛等发出的持续音);伴音管(或弦等)3a male beethat does not work 雄蜂☞compare
queen bee
(1 ),
worker
(4 )4a person who is lazy and gives nothing to society while others work (不劳动,依赖他人为生的)寄生虫5an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground 无人驾驶飞机verb[intransitive ]to make a continuous low noise 嗡嗡叫;嗡嗡响◆A plane was droning in the distance.飞机在远处嗡嗡地响。◆a droning voice嗡嗡的响声PHRASAL VERBˌdrone ˈon (about sth)to talk for a long time in a boring way 唠唠叨叨地说drone/drəʊn; NAmEdroʊn/
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drone1 verb
drone2 noun
dronedrone1 /drəʊn $ droʊn/ verb [intransitive]
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to make a continuous low dull sound: An airplane droned overhead.drone on phrasal verbto speak in a boring way, usually for a long timedrone on about Tom was droning on about work.
drone1 verb
drone2 noun
dronedrone2 noun
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1[singular] a continuous low dull sounddrone of the steady drone of traffic2[countable] a male bee that does no work3[countable] someone who has a good life but does not work to earn it or give anything back to society4[countable] technical an aircraft that does not have a pilot, but is operated by radio