drone
n
1 male honey-bee 雄蜂. Cf 參看 worker 3.
2 (Brit derog 貶) person who does no useful work and lives on others 不務(wù)正業(yè)而依賴他人為生者.
drone v
1 [I, Ip] make a low humming sound 發(fā)出嗡嗡聲
An aircraft droned overhead. 飛機(jī)在上空發(fā)出嗡嗡聲.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
talk, sing or say (sth) in a flat monotonous tone of voice (以低沉、 單調(diào)的聲調(diào))談, 唱, 說(某事)
The chairman droned on for hours. 主席一直以沉悶的語(yǔ)調(diào)講了幾小時(shí).
drone (out) a hymn 以低沉單調(diào)的聲音唱贊美詩(shī). drone, n (usu sing 通常作單數(shù))
1 low humming sound 嗡嗡聲: the drone of bees 蜜蜂發(fā)出的嗡嗡聲
the drone of a distant aircraft 遠(yuǎn)處飛機(jī)發(fā)出的嗡嗡聲.
2 monotonous talk 沉悶單調(diào)的談話
a steady drone from the lecturer 講演者枯燥的長(zhǎng)篇言論.
3 (music 音) sustained bass note or chord, eg in bagpipe music 持續(xù)的低音或和音(如風(fēng)笛樂曲中的).