drone

🇬🇧 UK/drәun/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To make a continuous low humming sound; to speak in a dull monotonous tone.

发出嗡嗡声;单调地说话

n.

A male bee that does not work; an unmanned remotely controlled aircraft; a continuous low humming sound.

雄蜂;无人机;嗡嗡声

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
droneother
=drone

Common Collocations

  • 1.male drone雄蜂
  • 2.surveillance drone监视无人机
  • 3.drone sound无人机声音

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The male bee, or drone, does not collect nectar like the worker bees do.

  • 2.

    Military drones can carry out surveillance missions over vast areas without pilots.

  • 3.

    The low drone of the engine became hypnotic as the long drive continued.

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