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

• Hibernating bats will warm themselves out of torpor every week or two throughout the winter, for several hours at a stretch.
  冬眠中的蝙蝠每隔一到两周，会醒过来几个小时。
• And torpor and deadlock at the UN will cast a shadow over all other international negotiations& for example over nuclear non-proliferation.
  而联合国的僵滞又会耽误核不扩散等其他国际会谈的进程。
• He fell into a deep torpor.
  他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态。
• 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；
• A state of torpor induced by the tropical heat.
  热带的炎热气候引起的懒散。
• In torpor, bats become one with their wintry surroundings, their body temperatures falling to just above freezing, their heart rates slowing to one or two beats a minute, their breathing virtually undetectable.
  冬眠的蝙蝠会和周遭的冬日环境融为一体，体温降低至略微高于冰点，心率只有每分钟一到两次，呼吸几乎感觉不到。
• A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer. Cyst A thick-walled resting spore.
  夏眠在夏天处于睡眠状态休眠孢：厚壁的具有休眠功能的孢子。
• The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
  病人逐渐变得萎靡。
• The torpor dates back years.
  这种决策上的迟缓可以追溯到多年前。
• For headache, wakefulness, emotional turndown, thinking torpor, fatigable feeling caused by irregularity of central nervous systems because of chronically working on computers.
  适用于因长期从事电脑操作中枢神经失调引起的情绪低落、思绪迟钝、常感疲乏等症。