Word · Frequency #16562
drooping
下垂；低垂；耷拉
drooping is the present participle of droop.
核心释义
to hang or bend downward, especially because of weight or lack of strength
- 1.
下垂；下陷
To hang downward; to sag.
- 2.
逐渐变得柔软；慢慢弯曲
To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
- 3.
因压力或松弛而下垂、下沉或沉降
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- 4.
失去所有精力、热情或快乐；衰退
To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.
- 5.
松垂,松弛地悬挂
hang loosely or laxly
- 6.
使下垂或下沉
To allow to droop or sink.
- 7.
向下发展或接近结束；衰落
To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.
萎靡；消沉；失去活力；垂下；使下垂；衰落；衰退；下垂；下陷；逐渐变得柔软；慢慢弯曲
用法In use
The flowers began to droop in the afternoon heat.
用法提示：句中 'droop' 为不及物动词，表示因缺水或高温而物理性下垂。
His spirits drooped when he learned the project was cancelled.
用法提示：句中 'drooped' 为不及物动词，比喻精神或情绪低落。
She drooped her head in shame after the mistake.
用法提示：句中 'drooped' 为及物动词，意为‘使下垂’，宾语是头。
subject + droop
不及物用法，表示因缺水、疲劳等原因自然下垂或萎靡。
The flowers began to droop in the heat.
花朵在炎热中开始下垂。
subject + droop + object
及物用法，使某物下垂，常用于头、肩等。
She drooped her head in shame.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- head droops
- 头垂下；头耷拉下来
- His head drooped when he heard the news.听到那个消息时，他的头垂了下来。
- shoulders droop
- 肩膀下垂；肩膀耷拉
- Her shoulders droop when she's tired.她累的时候肩膀会垂下来。
- eyelids droop
- 眼皮耷拉；眼皮下垂
- My eyelids droop when I'm sleepy.我困的时候眼皮会耷拉下来。
- flowers droop
- 花蔫了；花低垂
- The flowers drooped in the hot sun.花朵在烈日下蔫了。
- spirits droop
- 情绪低落；精神萎靡
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“drop”（掉下）加上“oo”像两片耷拉的叶子，花蔫了就下垂。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述花、叶、头部等因重力或松弛而下垂、比喻精力、情绪或兴致低落 droop 是中性词，多用于描述物体因重力或失去支撑而下垂，也可比喻精力或情绪低落。日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，语气不正式也不生硬。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All the listed words rhyme with droop /druːp/: they end in the /uːp/ sound and are spelled with -oop (loop, scoop, stoop, troop, snoop). Beware of lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: drop /drɒp/ and drip /drɪp/ look similar to droop but have short vowel sounds and spellings -op and -ip.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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