droop

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GRE Collins 1

v. hang loosely or laxly

vi. 下垂, 消沉
vt. 使下垂
n. 低垂, 消沉

Collins 星级

16,562

BNC 频率

15,135

使用频率

“droop”没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到“drop”这个词，意思是“掉落”，二者在意义上有相似之处。

例句

1. The flowers began to droop after a few days without water.

几天没有水后，花朵开始垂下来。

2. He felt his spirits droop when he heard the bad news.

听到坏消息时，他的精神感到沮丧。

3. The dog's head drooped as it lay down to sleep.

狗狗躺下睡觉时，头垂了下来。