"lethargy, listlessness," c. 1600, from Latin torpor "numbness, sluggishness," from torpere "be numb, be inactive, be dull," from PIE root *ster- (1) "stiff, rigid, firm, strong" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic trupeti, Lithuanian tirpstu "to become rigid;" Greek stereos "solid;" Old English steorfan "to die;" see stereo-).
torpor 英文释义
1. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility;
"he fell into a deep torpor"
2. inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy
torpor 双语例句
1. In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。
来自《权威词典》
2. He fell into a deep torpor.
他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
病人逐渐变得萎靡。
来自辞典例句
5. 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.
来自辞典例句
torpor 实用场景例句
In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。
牛津词典
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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
病人逐渐变得萎靡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
His eyes were sharp and piercing , save during those intervals of torpor.
除了偶尔若有所失的时候,他的眼睛总是非常犀利,看人入木三分.
期刊摘选
He fell into a deep torpor.
他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态.
《简明英汉词典》
A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer.
夏眠在夏天处于睡眠状态.
期刊摘选
Many experts believe that the processes of daily torpor and hibernation form a continuum.
许多专家相信每天的迟钝和冬眠形成一个连续统一体.
期刊摘选
Mimi, war, astonishment torpor, slavery, will daily wipe out those holy principles of thine.
滑稽戏 、 战争 、 惊奇、呆钝 、 奴役将每日驱逐你那些神圣的原则.
期刊摘选
His heart now leapt with excitement, now sank into a torpor of despondency.
他的心忽而卜卜地跳得很兴奋, 忽而又像死了似的一动不动.
子夜部分
The shock of the icy air ended Claire's torpor.
一种冰凉的寒风使克莱尔从麻木状况中恢复过来.
期刊摘选
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.
辞典例句
The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
病人逐渐变得萎靡。
辞典例句
In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He had slumped into a state of torpor from which nothing could rouse him.
