droned
droned — 動詞
- dronedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- droneds3rd person singular
- droneding-ing form
- dronededpast simple
1. to produce a steady low sound that stays at the same pitch, usually from a machi
發出低鳴
機器或引擎發出持續不變的低沉聲音
to produce a steady low sound that stays at the same pitch, usually from a machine, engine, or insect
The old refrigerator droned all night, keeping Mei from getting any real sleep.
那台舊冰箱整夜發出低鳴，害 Mei 根本睡不著。
intransitive: subject produces the sound
A small plane droned somewhere high above the golden wheat fields.
一架小飛機在金黃色麥田上方某處發出低鳴。
Mosquitoes droned around Keiko's head as she tried to fall asleep.
蚊子繞著 Keiko 的頭嗡嗡低鳴，讓她難以入睡。
The air conditioner droned steadily in the background of the crowded office.
擁擠的辦公室裡，空調持續發出低鳴聲。
From the workshop came the hum of a lathe droning without pause.
車間裡傳來車床不停轉動的低鳴聲。
文法句型
drone + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
The subject is usually a machine, engine, electrical device, or flying insect. Not typically used for human voices — see sense 2.
2. to talk for a long time in a flat, boring way, without any change in the tone or
單調地講
以平板無變化的語調長時間說話
to talk for a long time in a flat, boring way, without any change in the tone or energy of your voice
The guest speaker droned on for nearly two hours about tax regulations.
那位特邀講者單調地講了將近兩小時的稅務法規。
drone on = continue speaking in a boring way
Tomás's voice droned through the lecture hall, putting half the students to sleep.
Tomás 在講堂裡單調地講著，一半的學生都睡著了。
The flight attendant droned the safety instructions in such a flat voice that nobody paid attention.
空服員用極其平淡的語調單調地講著安全指示，根本沒人在聽。
The priest droned the evening prayers as he had done every day for forty years.
神父一如過去四十年，單調地講著晚禱文。
Uncle Raj droned on and on about his stamp collection until everyone left the room.
Raj 叔叔不停單調地講他的郵票收藏，直到所有人都離開了房間。
文法句型
drone on
drone + direct object (speech content)
用法筆記
Frequently used with the particle 'on' to emphasise that the boring speech continues for a long time. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is only about human speech.
常見錯誤
droned — 名詞
1. a flying machine without a human pilot inside, steered from the ground or by a c
無人機
由地面遙控或電腦操控的無人飛行器
a flying machine without a human pilot inside, steered from the ground or by a computer programme on board
The photographer sent a small drone up to capture the sunset over the cliffs.
攝影師放飛了一架小型無人機，拍攝懸崖上方的夕陽。
Military drones circled the border area for hours before the operation began.
軍用無人機在邊境區域盤旋了好幾個小時，行動才開始。
Farmers in the valley now use drones to check on crops across huge fields.
山谷裡的農民現在用無人機來查看廣闊田地裡的莊稼。
The package was delivered by a drone that dropped it gently onto Ines's front porch.
包裹由無人機送達，輕輕落在 Ines 的前廊上。
Soren's drone rose above the treetops and he squinted to keep the tiny craft in sight.
Soren 的無人機升到樹梢上方，他瞇著眼努力讓那小小的機影保持在視線內。
- UAV
technical abbreviation for 'unmanned aerial vehicle', used in military and regulatory contexts
- quadcopter
a specific type of drone with four rotors, common in consumer models
用法筆記
Though originally associated with military use, drones are now widely used for photography, farming, delivery, and search-and-rescue work.
2. a steady low noise that stays at one pitch without stopping, often made by an en
低沉的嗡聲
機器或引擎發出的持續低沉噪音
a steady low noise that stays at one pitch without stopping, often made by an engine, a machine, or many insects together
The drone of the lawnmower next door made it impossible to hear the radio.
隔壁割草機的低沉嗡聲讓人完全聽不到收音機。
the drone of [machine/engine]
Fatima fell asleep to the soft drone of the ceiling fan above her bed.
Fatima 在頭頂吊扇的輕柔嗡聲中睡著了。
In the distance, the drone of highway traffic never truly stopped.
遠處公路車流傳來的低沉嗡聲從未真正停止過。
A low drone filled the ferry cabin as the engine rumbled beneath the deck.
渡輪引擎在甲板下轟鳴，一陣低沉嗡聲充滿了整個客艙。
The laboratory was silent apart from the steady drone of a centrifuge.
實驗室裡一片寂靜，只有離心機持續發出穩定的嗡聲。
3. a male honeybee that does no work in the hive and exists only to mate with the q
雄蜂
蜂巢中不工作、只負責與蜂后交配的雄蜂
a male honeybee that does no work in the hive and exists only to mate with the queen; it has no sting
The beekeeper showed the children the larger drones moving among the busy worker bees.
蜂農向孩子們展示在忙碌工蜂之間穿梭的較大隻雄蜂。
When autumn arrives, the worker bees push the drones out of the hive to save food.
秋天一到，工蜂就會把雄蜂趕出蜂巢以節省食物。
Unlike the workers, the drones simply wait around for a chance to mate with a queen.
與工蜂不同，雄蜂只是閒待著等待與蜂后交配的機會。
The beekeeper picked up a drone bee with his bare fingers and smiled — no sting at all.
蜂農用裸露的手指撿起一隻雄蜂，笑了笑——根本不會螫人。
- worker bee
a female bee that does all the hive's labour
4. a person who does boring, low-level tasks that repeat day after day and offer li
乏味苦工
日復一日做無聊重複性工作的人
a person who does boring, low-level tasks that repeat day after day and offer little respect or satisfaction
Nikolai felt like a drone in the factory, packing the same boxes hour after hour.
Nikolai 覺得自己在工廠裡像個乏味苦工，一小時又一小時地裝著同樣的箱子。
The big office was full of drones staring at screens and entering data all day.
那間大辦公室裡盡是整天盯著螢幕輸入資料的乏味苦工。
Esther quit the job after six months, tired of being treated like a mindless drone.
Esther 六個月後辭職了，厭倦了被當作沒有頭腦的乏味苦工。
The company replaced dozens of human drones with automated software last spring.
公司去年春天用自動化軟體取代了幾十個真人乏味苦工。
5. a person who avoids working and instead lives by taking money, food, or shelter
寄生蟲
不願工作、靠他人勞動過活的人
a person who avoids working and instead lives by taking money, food, or shelter from other people
His older brother was a drone who never held a job and lived off their parents.
他的哥哥是個寄生蟲，從不工作，靠父母養活。
The old shopkeeper called the young men at the corner a bunch of lazy drones.
老店主把街角那群年輕人叫做一群懶惰的寄生蟲。
lazy drones
Amara resented being called a drone just because she had been out of work for weeks.
Amara 很氣憤，只因失業幾週就被叫做寄生蟲。
In the old fable, the grasshopper was the drone while the ants worked through summer.
在那則古老寓言裡，蚱蜢是寄生蟲，螞蟻則整個夏天辛勤工作。
6. a pipe in a bagpipe or similar instrument that plays a single unchanging note as
低音管
風笛等樂器中持續發出單音的管
a pipe in a bagpipe or similar instrument that plays a single unchanging note as a steady background to the melody
The bagpipe's drone pipes hummed beneath the bright melody the piper was playing.
風笛的低音管在吹奏者明亮的旋律下方低沉地共鳴。
drone pipes
Hakim adjusted the drone of his bagpipes before the street parade began.
Hakim 在街頭遊行開始前調整了他風笛的低音管。
The deep drone from the largest pipe filled the stone hall with a rich sound.
最大那根低音管發出深沉的聲音，充滿了整座石造大廳。
Niall pulled out a drone pipe, and the bagpipe's rich sound collapsed into a thin wail.
Niall 拔掉一根低音管，風笛渾厚的聲音頓時塌成一片單薄的哀鳴。