drooping
drooping — 形容詞
1. hanging or bending down because weight, tiredness, or lack of water pulls it low
低垂的
形容重重向下垂著
hanging or bending down because weight, tiredness, or lack of water pulls it lower than usual.
By noon, the drooping sunflower heads were touching the dry garden fence.
到了中午，那些低垂的向日葵花頭已經碰到乾燥的花園圍欄。
collocation: drooping sunflower heads
The rabbit had drooping ears and sleepy eyes after the long trip.
那隻兔子在長途移動後，耳朵低垂，眼神也顯得睏倦。
attributive: drooping ears
After two hot days, the drooping lettuce leaves needed water at once.
經過兩天高溫後，那些低垂的萵苣葉子立刻需要澆水。
Zola noticed the actor's drooping shoulders as the sad news ended rehearsal.
悲傷消息讓排練結束時，Zola 注意到那位演員肩膀低垂。
文法句型
drooping + noun
look/seem drooping
用法筆記
Often used for plants, body parts, or posture when something that should stay up now hangs lower and looks tired or heavy.
常見錯誤
drooping — 動詞
1. to hang or bend lower than usual because something is soft, tired, wet, or not f
下垂；垂下
往下彎垂，不再挺起
to hang or bend lower than usual because something is soft, tired, wet, or not fully supported.
Wet laundry began to droop from the line after the evening rain.
傍晚下雨後，濕衣服開始從晾衣繩上垂下來。
pattern: droop from + noun
Yuna's head drooped over the desk during the last ten minutes.
最後十分鐘裡，Yuna 的頭垂到書桌上方。
pattern: droop over + noun
The old flag drooped above the school gate on windless days.
沒有風的日子裡，那面舊旗子垂在學校大門上方。
Saira watched the houseplant droop when the soil turned hard.
土壤變硬時，Saira 看著那盆室內植物開始下垂。
文法句型
droop from + noun
droop over + noun
droop + adverb
用法筆記
Used when the shape of a thing or body part changes and points lower than before. Common subjects are heads, shoulders, flags, leaves, and flowers.
常見錯誤
2. to fall gradually to a lower level in strength, sound, amount, or position.
走低；下沉
程度或聲音慢慢降低
to fall gradually to a lower level in strength, sound, amount, or position.
Ticket sales drooped after the team lost three home games.
球隊連輸三場主場比賽後，門票銷售開始走低。
figurative subject: sales drooped
Gabriel's voice drooped at the end of the long speech.
那場長篇演說到了尾聲時，Gabriel 的聲音慢慢低了下去。
figurative subject: voice drooped
Energy levels drooped in the office during the hot afternoon.
炎熱的午後，辦公室裡大家的精神都慢慢下滑。
The little boat drooped lower in the water after more boxes were loaded.
又裝上更多箱子後，那艘小船在水裡沉得更低了。
文法句型
droop + adverb
prices/sales/voice droop
droop lower
用法筆記
This sense is less common and slightly literary. It often describes a slow downward change in business, energy, sound, or physical level.
常見錯誤
3. to become low in energy, hope, or cheerfulness, so that someone or a group's moo
消沉；萎靡
精神變差而顯得無力
to become low in energy, hope, or cheerfulness, so that someone or a group's mood feels weaker.
Jack drooped after another hospital delay canceled the family visit.
醫院再度延後，害家人探視取消後，Jack 整個人都消沉下來。
pattern: droop after + event
Team spirit drooped when the coach announced the final cut.
教練宣布最後淘汰名單時，全隊士氣都低了下去。
figurative subject: spirit drooped
Nora's mood drooped during the gray week before exams began.
考試前那個灰暗的一週裡，Nora 的心情一直很低落。
Even the usually cheerful waiter drooped after the dinner rush.
連平常很開朗的那位服務生，在晚餐尖峰後也顯得萎靡。
文法句型
droop after + noun
spirits/mood droop
droop during + noun
用法筆記
This sense focuses on a person's inner energy or mood becoming weak. It often appears after bad news, delay, disappointment, or long effort.
常見錯誤
4. to let something hang lower or to move it into a lower, less supported position.
使下垂
讓某物垂低，不再撐起
to let something hang lower or to move it into a lower, less supported position.
The guard drooped the flag halfway when the memorial service began.
追悼儀式開始時，那名警衛把旗子降成半垂狀。
transitive use: droop + object
Dewi drooped the paper lanterns lower so children could reach them.
Dewi 把紙燈籠放得更低，好讓孩子們伸手拿得到。
pattern: droop + object + lower
The photographer drooped the studio lights to soften the actor's face.
那位攝影師把棚燈垂低一些，讓演員的臉看起來更柔和。
During the scene, Lotte drooped one shoulder to look more tired.
演出時，Lotte 刻意讓一邊肩膀垂低，好讓自己看起來更疲憊。
文法句型
droop + noun phrase
droop + object + lower
用法筆記
This transitive use is uncommon. It appears when a person deliberately lowers something so that it hangs or looks less upright.
常見錯誤
drooping — 名詞
1. the condition or look of hanging low instead of staying upright.
下垂狀
向下垂落的狀態或外觀
the condition or look of hanging low instead of staying upright.
The tired tulips had a slight drooping by the front steps.
前門階梯旁那些疲倦的鬱金香，已經出現些微下垂。
pattern: a slight drooping
The doctor checked the child's eyelid drooping after the bicycle fall.
那位醫生在腳踏車摔倒後，檢查了孩子眼皮下垂的情況。
collocation: eyelid drooping
Olivia laughed at the hat's dramatic drooping in the rain.
Olivia 看著帽子在雨裡誇張地下垂，忍不住笑了。
The drawing captured the gentle drooping of willow branches over water.
那張畫捕捉到了柳樹枝條垂向水面的柔和下垂感。
- sagging
more common for a downward bend caused by weight
- limpness
focuses more on lack of firmness than on shape
- downward bend
a plain descriptive phrase for the same shape
- uprightness
the state of standing or pointing straight up
- lift
an upward position rather than a hanging one
文法句型
a drooping
drooping of + noun
用法筆記
This noun is uncommon and is most often used in descriptions of posture, plants, or a medical sign such as eyelid drooping.