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

• Land reform shattered the seemingly immortal torpor of the peasant in two revolutionary ways, the one spiritual, the other material, the one acting from within, the other from without.
  土地革命从两个方面打破了中国农民似乎是千古不变的蛰伏状态，一方面是精神的，另一方面是物质的；
• A state of torpor induced by the tropical heat.
  热带的炎热气候引起的懒散。
• A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer.
  夏眠在夏天处于睡眠状态。
• The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
  病人逐渐变得萎靡。
• And no new Japanese leader for the past 20 years has been capable of shaking the country out of its economic torpor.
  而在过去20年间，也没有哪任日本领导人能够拯救这个国家的经济于萎靡之中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。