音标:['tɒ:pә] ;
n. 麻木, 无感觉, 迟钝
[医] 迟钝, 不活泼
n. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
词型变化:名词复数形式 : torpors
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torpor的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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。
  2. Now its torpor may remain undisturbed.如今,这片宁静将不会被打扰了。
  3. Then Marguerite lapsed into a sort of torpor.接着玛格丽特迷迷糊糊睡着了。
  4. In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。
  5. Unlike torpor, diapause is a long-term state of suspension.滞育和冬眠不一样,是一种长期的休眠状态。

经典引文

  • Torpor has kept me in bed until noon.

    出自:A. Burgess
  • There was an oriental torpor in her movements.

    出自:B. Chatwin
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