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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).
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