torpor

英 [ˈtɔːpə(r)]

美 [ˈtɔːrpər]

n.  迟钝; 死气沉沉; 懒散

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BNC.22749 / COCA.27731

牛津词典

noun

• 迟钝；死气沉沉；懒散
  the state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm
  1. In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
     炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 麻木;迟钝;懒散
  Torporis the state of being completely inactive mentally or physically, for example because of illness or laziness.
  1. He had slumped into a state of torpor from which nothing could rouse him...
     他陷入麻木状态，任何事都不能令他振奋。
  2. The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
     病人逐渐变得萎靡。

英英释义

noun

• inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
  Synonym:listlessnesstorpiditytorpidness
• a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
  1. he fell into a deep torpor
  Synonym:torpidity

双语例句

• He fell into a deep torpor.
  他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态。
• Cried Andrea, who seemed roused from the torpor in which he had been plunged.
  安德烈喊道，他似乎已从先前的麻痹状态中醒了过来了。
• After the busy Christmas period he was glad to sink back into his customary torpor.
  圣诞节忙乎了一阵之后，他很高兴又重新回复到那种惯常的清静无为状态。
• How long I was sunk in this torpor I cannot estimate;
  我沉迷在这种昏睡中有多少时候，那我不能估计；
• Most important of all, it drags you out of your torpor.
  最重要的是，爬楼梯可以令你摆脱那种懒洋洋的状态。
• The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
  病人逐渐变得萎靡。
• This means that Mr Brown will have no more than a month to establish himself before politics slumps into its summer torpor. Spring and summer will arrive in due time. the legislature's summer recess;
  这就意味着在英国议会进行夏季休会之前，留给布朗只有不到一个月的时间组阁。
• A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer. Cyst A thick-walled resting spore.
  夏眠在夏天处于睡眠状态休眠孢：厚壁的具有休眠功能的孢子。
• He had slumped into a state of torpor from which nothing could rouse him
  他陷入麻木状态，任何事都不能令他振奋。
• She must rouse herself from the torpor of mind and body.
  她精神和肉体都已疲乏，现在必须振作起来了。