单词 | torpid |
释义 | torpid torpid1 —torpidity, torpidness, n. —torpidly, adv. /tawr"pid/, adj. 1. inactive or sluggish. 2. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic. 3. dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal. [1605-15; < L torpidus numb, equiv. to torp(ere) to be stiff or numb + -idus -ID4] Syn. 2. indolent. 3. See inactive. Ant. 1. energetic. torpid2 /tawr"pid/, n. an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term. [1830-40; special use of TORPID1] |
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