Torpor



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.死气沉沉
• ［英］ n. 死气沉沉 ( extreme sluggishness or stagnation of function)
• ［类］ 反义词: extreme excitability ( 极其激动) ; zeal ( 热情) ; animation ( 活泼)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from torpēre
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
  • b. a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals
• 2. apathy, dullness
• Synonyms: see lethargy

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