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drone 1 AHD[drōn] D.J.[drəʊn]K.K.[dron]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
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English drān 源自 古英语 drān
drone 2 AHD[drōn] D.J.[drəʊn]K.K.[dron]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："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：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："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
- Probably from drone 1 [from the bee's humming sound] 可能源自 drone1 [来自蜂的嗡嗡声]
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