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

Cried Andrea, who seemed roused from the torpor in which he had been plunged.
安德烈喊道，他似乎已从先前的麻痹状态中醒了过来了。
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。
He fell into a deep torpor.
他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态。
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。
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。
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。
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。
A state of torpor induced by the tropical heat.
热带的炎热气候引起的懒散。
But for many, America's south-east Asia policy has been in a torpor for almost two decades.
但在许多人看来，近20年来美国的东南亚政策一直处在冬眠之中。
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。