droop 音标拼音: [dr'up]
vi . 下垂,消沉
vt . 使下垂
n . 低垂,消沉
下垂,消沈使下垂低垂,消沈
droop n 1 :
a shape that sags ; "
there was a sag in the chair seat "
[
synonym : {
sag }, {
droop }]
v 1 :
droop ,
sink ,
or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [
synonym : {
sag }, {
droop }, {
swag }, {
flag }]
2 :
hang loosely or laxly ; "
His tongue lolled " [
synonym : {
droop },
{
loll }]
3 :
become limp ; "
The flowers wilted " [
synonym : {
wilt }, {
droop }]
Droop \
Droop \ (
dr [=
oo ]
p ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Drooped };
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Drooping }.] [
Icel .
dr [=
u ]
pa ;
akin to E .
drop .
See {
Drop }.]
1 .
To hang bending downward ;
to sink or hang down ,
as an animal ,
plant ,
etc .,
from physical inability or exhaustion ,
want of nourishment ,
or the like . "
The purple flowers droop ." "
Above her drooped a lamp ." --
Tennyson .
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I saw him ten days before he died ,
and observed he began very much to droop and languish . --
Swift .
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2 .
To grow weak or faint with disappointment ,
grief ,
or like causes ;
to be dispirited or depressed ;
to languish ;
as ,
her spirits drooped .
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I '
ll animate the soldier '
s drooping courage .
--
Addison .
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3 .
To proceed downward ,
or toward a close ;
to decline . "
Then day drooped ." --
Tennyson .
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Droop \
Droop \,
v .
t .
To let droop or sink . [
R .] --
M .
Arnold .
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Like to a withered vine That droops his sapless branches to the ground . --
Shak .
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Droop \
Droop \,
n .
A drooping ;
as ,
a droop of the eye .
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184 Moby Thesaurus words for "
droop ":
amble ,
bad ,
bag ,
become suicidal ,
blow ,
blue ,
break ,
break down ,
burn out ,
cadence ,
cascade ,
cast down ,
catenary ,
cave ,
cave in ,
collapse ,
come apart ,
come unstuck ,
conk out ,
couch ,
crack up ,
crumble ,
daggle ,
dangle ,
decline ,
decurrence ,
dejected ,
demit ,
depend ,
depress ,
depressed ,
desiccate ,
despair ,
despond ,
deteriorate ,
diminish ,
disintegrate ,
dispirited ,
doleful ,
down ,
downhearted ,
drabble ,
drag ,
draggle ,
drape ,
droopy ,
drop ,
dry up ,
dwindle ,
fade ,
fade away ,
fail ,
faint ,
fall ,
fatigue ,
fizzle out ,
flag ,
flap ,
flop ,
flop down ,
flounce ,
flow ,
flump ,
flump down ,
founder ,
gait ,
gallop ,
gasp ,
get tired ,
give out ,
give way ,
go down ,
go downhill ,
go soft ,
go to pieces ,
grow weary ,
hang ,
hang down ,
hit rock bottom ,
hit the skids ,
hitch ,
hobble ,
jade ,
jog ,
languish ,
lapse ,
let down ,
limp ,
lock step ,
loll ,
lollop ,
lop ,
lose heart ,
lose strength ,
lower ,
lowering ,
lurch ,
mince ,
mincing steps ,
nod ,
pace ,
paddle ,
pant ,
peak ,
peg out ,
pend ,
peter out ,
piaffer ,
pine ,
play out ,
plop ,
plop down ,
plumb the depths ,
plump ,
poop out ,
prance ,
puff ,
puff and blow ,
rack ,
reach the depths ,
roll ,
run down ,
run out ,
sag ,
saunter ,
scuttle ,
sear ,
set ,
settle ,
shrink ,
shrivel ,
shuffle ,
sidle ,
single -
foot ,
sink ,
sink down ,
sinkage ,
sling ,
slink ,
slither ,
slouch ,
slowness ,
slump ,
slump down ,
stagger ,
stalk ,
step ,
stride ,
stroll ,
strolling gait ,
strut ,
submerge ,
submergence ,
subside ,
subsidence ,
succumb ,
suspend ,
swag ,
swagger ,
swing ,
tire ,
toddle ,
totter ,
touch bottom ,
trail ,
tread ,
trollop ,
trot ,
velocity ,
waddle ,
walk ,
waste ,
waste away ,
weaken ,
wear away ,
wear thin ,
weary ,
weep ,
wheeze ,
wilt ,
wither ,
wither away ,
wizen ,
yield
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DROOP Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DROOP is to hang or incline downward How to use droop in a sentence
DROOP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DROOP definition: 1 to bend or hang down heavily: 2 If your spirits (= feelings of happiness) droop, you start to… Learn more
DROOP Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Droop definition: to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support See examples of DROOP used in a sentence
Droop - definition of droop by The Free Dictionary droop (druːp) vb 1 to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink 2 (intr) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag
droop - WordReference. com Dictionary of English droop drup v to (cause to) sag, sink, or hang down, such as from exhaustion: [no object] The flowers drooped in the heat [~ + object] an eagle drooping its wings
DROOP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary The drooping effect is caused by water pressure dropping within plant cells So how can branches droop as more water is being pumped in?
DROOP Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for DROOP: slack, slackness, sag, hang, looseness, laxity, laxness, limpness; Antonyms of DROOP: tension, rigidity, tightness, tenseness, tautness, rigidness, stiffen, distend
droop - Wiktionary, the free dictionary droop (plural droops) Something which is limp or sagging A condition or posture of drooping
Droop Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary The flowers were drooping in the hot sun Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job
DROOP | meaning - Cambridge Learners Dictionary DROOP definition: to hang down, often because of being weak, tired, or unhappy: Learn more