drone的意思

单词音标：

【音标】 [drәun]

汉语翻译

n. 雄蜂, 懒惰者, 嗡嗡的声音, 无人驾驶飞机(或船)
vi. 嗡嗡作声, 混日子
vt. 低沉地说
【医】 雄蜂

词型变化：

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

英语解释：

名词 drone:

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

动词 drone:

1. make a monotonous low dull sound
2. talk in a monotonous voice同义词：drone on

例句：

1. He always drones on about his problems.他总是唠唠叨叨地诉说自己的麻烦。
2. An aeroplane droned overhead.一架飞机在头上嗡嗡飞过。
3. We could hear the distant drone of the traffic.我们可以听到远处传来的车辆往来的嗡嗡声。

详细解释：

drone

n.（名词）
A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.
雄蜂：雄性蜂，尤指雄性蜜蜂，其特点是无螫针，不作工，不采蜜。其唯一职能是与蜂后交配
An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.
懒汉：无所事事，靠别人生存的人；游手好闲的人
A pilotless aircraft operated by remote control.
无人驾驶飞机：无飞行员的遥控飞机

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English dr3n
源自 古英语 dr3n

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drone
drone 2

v.（动词）
droned,dron.ing,drones
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make a continuous low dull humming sound:
嗡嗡叫：发出持续、低沉、单调的嗡嗡声：
例句：
.Somewhere an electric fan droned without end.(William Styron)
.一台电扇不知在哪儿没完没了地嗡嗡着.(威廉·斯蒂伦)

To speak in a monotonous tone:
用单调的声音说：
例句：
The lecturer droned on for hours.
讲课人单调乏味地讲了好几个小时

To pass or act in a monotonous way.
以单调的方式度过或行动
v.tr.（及物动词）
To utter in a monotonous low tone:
用单调低沉的声音发出：
例句：
.The mosquitoes droned their angry chant.(W. Somerset Maugham)
.蚊子嗡唱着他们愤怒的歌曲.( W.萨默塞特·莫姆)

n.（名词）
A continuous low humming or buzzing sound.
持续低沉的嗡嗡或滋滋声
Music
【音乐】
Any of the pipes of a bagpipe tuned to produce a single tone.
风笛低音管：风笛上发出单一音调的音管
A single sustained tone.
单持续音

来源：
Probably from drone [from the bee`s humming sound]
可能源自 drone [来自蜂的嗡嗡声]