释义 |
ˈdrooper [f. droop v. + -er1.] One that droops; † one whose energy or spirit fails.
1586Stanyhurst Ded. to Sir H. Sidney in Holinshed Chron. II. 80 If the historian..be pleasant, he is noted for a jester; if he be grave, he is reckoned for a drooper. 1649Fuller Just Man's Fun. 21 Let such droopers know, that..they offend God. 1657G. Hutcheson Expos. John xiv. 15 A..cure, which cannot be expected by lazie drowpers. |