drones

英 [drəʊnz]

美 [droʊnz]

v.  嗡嗡叫; 嗡嗡响
drone的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 嗡嗡作响;嗡嗡叫
  If somethingdrones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise.
  1. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky.
     在他头顶上一架隐形飞机嗡嗡地飞过夜空。
  2. ...a virtually non-stop droning noise in the background.
     背景中几乎从未间断的嗡嗡声
  3. Droneis also a noun.
     
  4. ...the constant drone of the motorways.
     高速公路上持续不断的嗡嗡声
• VERB (人)絮絮叨叨地说,喋喋不休地说
  If you say that someonedrones, you mean that they keep talking about something in a boring way.
  1. Chambers' voice droned, maddening as an insect around his head...
     钱伯斯一直在他耳边嗡嗡地说个不停，他都快疯了。
  2. The droning murmur of the doctor's voice in the bedroom had ceased.
     卧室里医生喋喋不休的低语声已经停下了。
  3. Droneis also a noun.
     
  4. The minister's voice was a relentless drone.
     部长不停地絮叨着。
  5. Drone onmeans the same asdrone.
     drone on 同 drone
  6. Aunt Maimie's voice droned on...
     梅米姨妈喋喋不休地说着。
  7. Daniel just drones on about American policy.
     丹尼尔对美国政策谈个没完。
• N-COUNT 游手好闲者;寄生虫
  People who do not contribute anything to society or to an organization are sometimes described asdrones.
  1. A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented, frustrated, wasted people.
     有几个是愚笨的寄生虫,但是大多数是有才能却不得志而自暴自弃的人。
• 雄蜂
  Adroneis a male bee.

双语例句

• Honey bees have three castes for the division of labour in a hive: queens, workers and drones.
  蜜蜂由于在蜂群中分工的不同，可分为三种：蜂后、工蜂和雄蜂。
• Software-powered drones launch airstrikes without putting human pilots at risk.
  软件驱动的无人机能够进行空中攻击，避免了人类驾驶的危险。
• The drones are also equipped to eavesdrop on electronic transmissions, enabling the US to monitor the Pakistani response.
  无人机上还设有电子传送窃听装备，这使美军能监听到巴方的回应。
• ( Applause.) It means tightly controlling our use of new technologies like drones.
  （掌声）这意味着我们要严格控制使用无人机等新技术。
• The queen is likely to mate with two or three drones.
  蜂后可能和两三只雄蜂交配。
• That is a change from tech companies for which drones replacing drivers is the next frontier of efficiency.
  一些高科技公司原本认为，无人机取代司机是下一个提高效率的技术前沿，现在它们的态度发生了变化。
• The group had stopped for breakfast but, sensing the circling drones, they rushed back to the cars.
  车队停下来吃早餐，但当他们发现无人机正在盘旋，就立刻向汽车奔去。
• It's likely that US sea-based drones will be deployed in the Pacific Ocean region.
  很可能美国的海基无人机将部署在太平洋地区。
• Mr Obama has all the drones and F-22 fighter jets he needs to strike whatever targets he wants.
  奥巴马拥有打击任何目标所需的无人机和F-22战斗机。
• Militaries around the world are increasingly using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also called drones, in modern warfare.
  世界各地越来越多的军队在现代战争中使用无人驾驶飞机，其也称作无人机。