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drone

美 [droʊn]英 [drəʊn]
  • n.无人驾驶飞机;雄蜂;嗡嗡声;寄生虫;持续低音(如风笛等发出的持续音);持续音音管(或弦等)
  • vi.嗡嗡叫;嗡嗡响

过去式: droned 现在分词: droning 过去分词: droned 第三人称单数: drones

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noun

1

嗡嗡声
a continuous low noise

the distant drone of traffic

远处车辆往来发出的嗡嗡声

2

持续低音(如风笛等发出的持续音);持续音音管(或弦等)
a continuous low sound made by some musical instruments, for example the bagpipes , over which other notes are played or sung; the part of the instrument that makes this noise

3

雄蜂
a male bee that does not work

4

(不劳动,依赖他人为生的)寄生虫
a person who is lazy and gives nothing to society while others work

5

无人驾驶飞机
an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground

verb

V嗡嗡叫;嗡嗡响
to make a continuous low noise

A plane was droning in the distance.

飞机在远处嗡嗡地响。

a droning voice

嗡嗡的响声

短语动词

drone

频次

  • 1
    VERB 嗡嗡作响;嗡嗡叫
    If something drones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise.

    Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky.

    在他头顶上一架隐形飞机嗡嗡地飞过夜空。

  • ...the droning of a plane far overhead.

    远处天空中飞机的嗡嗡声

  • 3
    VERB (人)絮絮叨叨地说,喋喋不休地说
    If you say that someone drones, you mean that they keep talking about something in a boring way.

    Chambers' voice droned, maddening as an insect around his head...

    钱伯斯一直在他耳边嗡嗡地说个不停,他都快疯了。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 游手好闲者;寄生虫
    People who do not contribute anything to society or to an organization are sometimes described as drones .

    A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented, frustrated, wasted people.

    有几个是愚笨的寄生虫,但是大多数是有才能却不得志而自暴自弃的人。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 雄蜂
    A drone is a male bee.

noun

1
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Synonym: drone pipe bourdon
3
an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Synonym: pilotless aircraft radio-controlled aircraft
4
an unchanging intonation
Synonym: monotone droning
5
someone who takes more time than necessary;someone who lags behind
Synonym: dawdler laggard lagger trailer poke

verb

1
talk in a monotonous voice
Synonym: drone on
2
make a monotonous low dull sound
The harmonium was droning on

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Outside the tent I could hear the constant drone of flies .

    我能够听到帐篷外面苍蝇不断的嗡嗡声。

  2. The drone of the engine made her sleepy .

    发动机的嗡嗡声使她困倦。

  3. A plane was droning in the distance .

    飞机在远处嗡嗡地响。

  4. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky .

    在他头顶上一架隐形飞机嗡嗡地飞过夜空。

  5. Chambers ' voice droned , maddening as an insect around his head

    钱伯斯一直在他耳边嗡嗡地说个不停,他都快疯了。

  6. The droning murmur of the doctor 's voice in the bedroom had ceased .

    卧室里医生喋喋不休的低语声已经停下了。

  7. A few are dim-witted drones , but most are talented , frustrated , wasted people .

    有几个是愚笨的寄生虫,但是大多数是有才能却不得志而自暴自弃的人。

  8. Honey bees have three castes for the division of labour in a hive : queens , workers and drones .

    蜜蜂由于在蜂群中分工的不同,可分为三种:蜂后、工蜂和雄蜂。

  9. Just like drones before them , miniature satellites are beginning to fundamentally transform our conceptions of who gets to do what up above our heads .

    就像之前的无人机一样,微型卫星正开始从根本上改变我们对于谁将涉足太空的问题。

  10. Meanwhile , emerging technologies -- the drones , 3D printers and smart-home devices of the world -- now seem a bit too old to be called " the next big thing . "

    同时,无人机、3D打印机和智能家居设备这些新兴技术似乎有点过时了,称不上是“下一个大事件”了。

  11. It is still easy to be dazzled by the display of drones , 3D printers , virtual reality goggles and more " smart " devices than you could ever hope to catalog .

    无人机、3D打印机、虛拟现实眼镜和更多叫不上名字的“智能”设备,很容易让人感到头晕目眩。

  12. More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep , Apple 's massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and Amazon 's small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night .

    比起无人机把一批新内衣扔到你家门口,苹果大获成功的实体零售店,以及亚马逊在这方面取得的进步,更会让传统零售商寝食难安。

  13. Dronestagram refers to a photo or video shot from a drone .

    “无人机航拍”是指无人机所拍摄的照片或视频。

  14. Jenny was droning on about what a great party she put on for her friends .

    例句珍妮在不停地说她给朋友们举办的派对是有多么好。

  15. I reached for another drink as Julia droned on about her story .

    当朱莉娅在不停地说着她的故事的时候,我的手伸向了一杯新饮料。

  16. Then there are the male bees , or drones .

    然后是雄性蜜蜂,即雄蜂。

  17. My maths teacher droned on and on about division1 and I nearly fell asleep .

    我的数学老师一直在讲除法,我差点睡着了。

  18. Some drone devices and underwater vehicles already use propulsion systems based on a wing clapping motion , but with limited success .

    一些无人机装置和水下航行器已经使用了基于拍翅运动原理的推进系统,但成效甚微。

  19. Dronejacking is the hijacking1 of a drone , either by physically2 capturing the device or by compromising its navigation system .

    “无人机劫持”指的是劫持一架无人机,通过物理手段捕获或者通过入侵导航系统实现。

  20. Both the queen bee and the workers have stings for fighting , but the drones have none .

    蜂后与工蜂都长有螫针,可以用于搏斗,雄蜂却没有。

  21. For the first decade of this century , drones were associated primarily with military activity , but there has recently been an explosion of consumer applications .

    本世纪的最初十年,无人机主要都是用作军事活动的,但近年来,它在消费方面的应用呈爆炸式增长。

  22. The colony whines a centerless loud drone that vibrates the neighborhood .

    蜂群嗡嗡喧闹的哀鸣振动邻里

  23. It can get so loud that some of their friends have mistaken the male insects ' droning song for a police siren .

    蝉鸣声十分响亮,以至于他们的一些朋友将雄蝉嗡嗡作响的歌声误认成了警笛声。

  24. Some people certainly don 't want to encourage more drone use , but you have to admit that dronestagrams of an eagle in flight is pretty impressive1 .

    虽然有些人肯定不鼓励更多地使用无人机,不过你不得不承认,这些用无人机拍摄的翱翔中雄鹰的照片非常有视觉冲击力。

  25. The researchers analysed images taken by drones of blue and fin3 whales in Canada 's Gulf4 of St Lawrence – an important summer feeding ground for whales .

    研究人员们分析了无人机在加拿大圣劳伦斯湾拍摄的蓝鲸和长须鲸的照片,圣劳伦斯湾是鲸鱼夏季的重要觅食地。

  26. The minister droned out the psalm .

    牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

  27. At 6:21 pm Wednesday , the drone entered the areas where telecom services had been disrupted and started to provide stable and continuous mobile signal coverage for an area of about 50 square kilometers .

    7月21日18点21分,无人机在米河镇上空搭起空中移动基站,实现了约50平方公里范围、长时稳定的连续移动信号覆盖。

  28. These drones do no work in seeking for honey , and so they are soon killed by the other bees , and their bodies are thrown out of the hive .

    它们不参加采蜜的工作,因此很快会被其他同类杀死并扔出蜂窝。

  29. Yes , even though Dom has been droning on about the importance of family for the last half-dozen instalments of the series , it turns out that he had a brother he never mentioned all along .

    没错,尽管多米尼克(多姆)在过去几部中一直大谈特谈家庭的重要性,结果他居然有一个自始至终从未提及的亲弟弟。

  30. In 2016 , drone technology entered the mainstream3 and can now be used for aerial photography , media filming , law enforcement surveillance and - if the promises from pioneering digital giants like Amazon come to fruition - home deliveries .

    2016年,无人机技术进入到主流领域,现在可应用在航拍,媒体摄影,执法监督等领域。如果亚马逊等数据领域的先驱能实现其承诺,那么无人机还将用于送货上门。

  • 短语动词

(人)絮絮叨叨地说,喋喋不休地说

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drone on (about sth)

唠唠叨叨地说
to talk for a long time in a boring way