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a continuous low noise 嗡嗡声 the distant drone of traffic 远处车辆往来发出的嗡嗡声 the continuous drone of the engine 发动机连续不断的嗡嗡声
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- low
- distant
- constant
- …
- hear
- with a drone
- drone of
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a continuous low sound made by some musical instruments, for example the bagpipes, over which other notes are played or sung; the part of the instrument that makes this noise 持续低音（如风笛等发出的持续音）；持续音音管（或弦等） an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground, used for taking photographs, dropping bombs, delivering goods, etc. 无人驾驶飞机 aerial/surveillance drones 空中/监视无人机 Unmanned drones have replaced pilots for many of the missions in aerial warfare. 无人驾驶飞机已取代空战中许多任务的飞行员。 Drone strikes killed 20 people in rebel-held areas. 无人机罢工在叛军控制地区杀死20人。 Get ready for a future where drones are delivering our packages. 为无人机交付我们的包裹的未来做好准备。
a male bee that does not work 雄蜂 a person who is lazy and gives nothing to society while others work （不劳动，依赖他人为生的）寄生虫 The medieval lord of the manor was what some today would call a drone. 庄园的中世纪领主今天被某些人称为无人机。
Word OriginOld English drān, drǣn ‘male bee’, from a West Germanic verb meaning ‘resound, boom’; related to Dutch dreunen ‘to drone’, German dröhnen ‘to roar’, and Swedish dröna ‘to drowse’.