drone
noun
uk/drəʊn/us/droʊn/dronenoun(NOISE)
[S]
alowcontinuousnoisethat does notchangeitsnote:
轰鸣声;嗡嗡声the droneofanengine发动机的轰鸣声
Outside thetentI couldheartheconstantdroneofinsects.我能听到帐篷外面昆虫发出的持续不断的嗡嗡声。
Thedroneofhisvoicemade mefeelsleepy.他单调低沉的语调让我昏昏欲睡。
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
dronenoun(AIRCRAFT)
[C]
anaircraftthat does not have apilotbut iscontrolledby someone on theground, usedespeciallyfordroppingbombsor forsurveillance(=carefulwatchingof aplace):
无人驾驶飞机The U. S. Border Patrol'sunmanneddronehelpedagentstrackdowntheirsmugglingsuspect.雄蜂
[C]
anaircraftwithout apilotthat iscontrolledby someone on theground, usedespeciallyas ahobby
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Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air taxi
- airframe
- airliner
- airplane
- amphibian
- biplane
- chopper
- copter
- crop duster
- hang-glider
- helicopter
- jumbo jet
- seaplane
- shuttle
- superjumbo
- superplane
- UAV
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- VTOL
dronenoun(BEE)
[C]
amalebee
发出轰鸣声;发出嗡嗡声Names for the male & female of animals
- billy goat
- bitch
- boar
- boomer
- buck
- bull
- bullock
- cob
- doe
- drake
- ewe
- gelding
- hind
- mare
- sire
- sow
- stag
- stallion
- steer
- tigress
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Insect names
drone
verb[I]
uk/drəʊn/us/droʊn/to make alowcontinuousnoisethat does notchangeitsnote:
背景中响起了飞机的轰鸣声。Anairplanedroned in thebackground.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
Phrasal verb
drone on