droop
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To hang downward; to sag.
a. 1992, quote attributed to Sylvester Stallone I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works.
Đồng nghĩa: lop
- 2.
(intransitive)To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
- 3.
(intransitive)To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.
- 4.
(transitive)To allow to droop or sink.
1892, Arthur Christopher Benson, “Knapweed” in Le Cahier Jaune: Poems, Eton: privately printed, p. 62, Down in the mire he droops his head; Forgotten, not forgiven.
- 5.
(figuratively, intransitive)(intransitive, figurative) To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
Something which is limp or sagging.
- 2.
A condition or posture of drooping.
He walked with a discouraged droop.
- 3.
(aviation) A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(archaic)Drooping; adroop.
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Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa (to droop), from Proto-Germanic *drūpaną, *drupōną (to hang down, drip, drop), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- (to drip, drop). drip drop.