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

• A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer.
  夏眠在夏天处于睡眠状态。
• 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。
• 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 comatose torpor.
  昏睡无感觉的一种状态。
• 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。
• He fell into a deep torpor.
  他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态。
• 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。
• After the busy Christmas period he was glad to sink back into his customary torpor.
  圣诞节忙乎了一阵之后，他很高兴又重新回复到那种惯常的清静无为状态。
• 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。
• 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。