| 词汇 | torpid |
| 释义 | torpid adjective formaluk /ˈtɔː.pɪd/ us /ˈtɔːr.pɪd/ not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you want to sleep: 不活泼的；（尤指因懒惰或困倦）迟钝的，呆滞的 If you have a sudden loss of cabin pressure at 20,000 feet, passengers will become torpid and then lose consciousness.如果在两万英尺的高空突然失去舱压，乘客会变得有气无力，继而失去知觉。 Passive and not working adynamic anywhere breather breathing space bum bum around idle layoff laze leave someone beidiom lie around moribund navel recharge siesta sit on your arseidiom sit on your handsidiom sit round slob slob around (something) Related wordtorpidly Examples of torpidtorpid Recent writers continue to undermine the stereotype of a torpid, unduly worldly establishment. He suggested that the animals lived at or near the entrances to the fissures and that night-time storms could catch the torpid animals unaware. It remains there quiescent, dormant and torpid in the hope that some day the waters will return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local authorities must stipulate, as they are often far too torpid to do now, such conditions in granting licences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rule by kindness without efficiency is torpid and doomed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here is a case of a rather torpid patient. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For a week at a time every man and woman and not a few of the children are drunk, some in a torpid and some in a raving condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And it is not only the stability—because there can be such a thing as a torpid stability—but the vitality of our society at which we aim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has this patient, who is ex concessis rather confused and torpid, said that he is not willing to go, or has he not said it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In cold weather, it becomes torpid and looks and feels dead, but wakes at night. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Young nesting swifts are able to survive for a few days without food by dropping their body temperature and metabolic rate, entering a torpid state. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the morning, while they are still torpid, they move from the rock-crevices to basking sites exposed to the sun. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This effect has been observed in other torpid metabolic states, like diving. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The animals are often torpid in the heat of the day, hiding in concealed locations such as hollow logs or holes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After awaking from a torpid state, these marsupials actively seek out areas in which they can bask in the sun to aid in this process. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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