英语词汇“droopy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that's droopy flops or sags limply. A droopy plant might need water — or you might have watered it too much.

Your dog might have adorably droopy ears, especially if he's a hound or a spaniel. You could also despair over your droopy hairdo, especially if you intended for it to spring up in curls instead of hanging limply down your back. You might also feel droopy after running a race on a hot day. The original meaning of droopy was "sad or gloomy," which most likely comes from the Old Norse drupr, "drooping spirits."

WORD FAMILY

droop: drooped, drooping, droops, droopy+/drooping: droopingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, her face is droopy, eyes slightly downcast.

Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016)

A tall, softly spoken figure of 64, he has wispy, greying hair and a droopy moustache.

The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016)

The droopy lower lip stretched upward in a smile.

Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007)

adj hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)

Syn

drooping, sagging
lax

lacking in strength or firmness or resilience

单词	droopy
释义	droopy (once / 46533 pages) adj Something that's droopy flops or sags limply. A droopy plant might need water — or you might have watered it too much. Your dog might have adorably droopy ears, especially if he's a hound or a spaniel. You could also despair over your droopy hairdo, especially if you intended for it to spring up in curls instead of hanging limply down your back. You might also feel droopy after running a race on a hot day. The original meaning of droopy was "sad or gloomy," which most likely comes from the Old Norse drupr, "drooping spirits." WORD FAMILY droop: drooped, drooping, droops, droopy+/drooping: droopingly USAGE EXAMPLES Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, her face is droopy, eyes slightly downcast. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) A tall, softly spoken figure of 64, he has wispy, greying hair and a droopy moustache. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) The droopy lower lip stretched upward in a smile. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) adj hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) Syn drooping, sagging lax lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
随便看	brown root rot fungus brown rot brown rot gummosis brown sauce Brownshirt brown snail brown soft scale brown-speckled brownstone brown-striped brown study brown sugar Brownsville Brown Swiss browntail brown-tail moth brown thrasher brown thrush brown trout Brown University brow ptosis browse browser browsing Bruce