drone
gb/dɹˈoʊn/ us/dɹˈoʊn/
B1
إنجليزي
drón, zúgás, búgás, zúg, búg, zümmög, egyhangúan beszél, monoton hangon beszél, robot, biorobot, here, hím méh, bordun, bordunhang
اسم
B1
1
drón
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
[a] drone; [a] drone flies over [place]
The hikers used a drone to film the waterfall from above.
A túrázók drónt használtak, hogy felülről lefilmezzék a vízesést.
Airport officials closed the runway after a drone was spotted nearby.
A repülőtéri illetékesek lezárták a kifutópályát, miután drónt észleltek a közelben.
The company is testing drones for delivering medicine to remote villages.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He flew a drone over the beach.
Drónt reptetett a tengerpart felett.
The drone has a small camera.
A drónon van egy kis kamera.
غلطة شائعة:
A drone is usually an unmanned flying vehicle; do not use it for any ordinary camera or toy unless it flies.
المعنى
Unmanned flying vehicle
تراكيب شائعة
camera drone
|military drone
|surveillance drone
|delivery drone
|consumer drone
|armed drone
|reconnaissance drone
|fly a drone
|launch a drone
|drone operator
مرادفات
UAV (more technical abbreviation for unmanned aerial vehicle)
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unmanned aircraft (more formal and descriptive)
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quadcopter (a specific type of small drone with four rotors)
أضداد
manned aircraft (an aircraft with a human pilot on board)
مواضيع
technology
|aviation
|photography
|military
التعريف
a small aircraft with no pilot inside, controlled from the ground or by a computer
an aircraft, especially a small one, that is controlled remotely or by onboard software and can be used for filming, delivery, surveillance, or military purposes
اسم
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
the drone of [something]
The steady drone of the air conditioner made it hard to sleep.
A légkondicionáló egyenletes zúgása miatt nehéz volt aludni.
From the apartment, we could hear the distant drone of traffic.
A lakásból hallottuk a forgalom távoli zúgását.
A low drone filled the room as the generator started.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
I heard the drone of a plane.
Hallottam egy repülőgép zúgását.
The machine made a loud drone.
A gép hangos zúgást adott ki.
غلطة شائعة:
This noun is often used with of: the drone of traffic, the drone of an engine.
المعنى
Low continuous sound
تراكيب شائعة
low drone
|steady drone
|constant drone
|distant drone
|background drone
|the drone of traffic
|the drone of engines
|the drone of machinery
مرادفات
hum (often softer or less unpleasant)
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buzz (often higher-pitched or sharper)
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murmur (softer and more mixed, often of voices or water)
أضداد
silence (complete absence of sound)
مواضيع
sound
|daily_life
التعريف
a low sound that continues for a long time
a low, steady, continuous sound, especially one that is dull or background noise
فعل
B2
3
نمط الاستخدام:
[machine/insect/vehicle] drones
A generator droned outside the cabin all night.
Egy generátor zúgott egész éjjel a faház mellett.
Bees droned lazily around the flowers.
Méhek zümmögtek lustán a virágok körül.
The plane droned overhead until it disappeared into the clouds.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The fan droned in my room.
A ventilátor zúgott a szobámban.
A plane droned above us.
Egy repülőgép zúgott felettünk.
غلطة شائعة:
Do not confuse drone with drown; drown means to die or cause someone to die under water.
المعنى
Make a low hum
تراكيب شائعة
engine drones
|plane drones
|fan drones
|generator drones
|machinery drones
|traffic drones
|bees drone
|drone in the background
مرادفات
hum (similar but often softer or more pleasant)
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buzz (usually a higher, sharper sound)
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whirr (suggests a rotating mechanical sound)
أضداد
fall silent (stop making sound)
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quiet down (become less noisy)
مواضيع
sound
|daily_life
التعريف
to make a low sound that continues
to make a low, steady, continuous sound
فعل
B2
4
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] drones; [someone] drones through [something]
The guide droned through the safety instructions.
Az idegenvezető egyhangúan végigmondta a biztonsági utasításokat.
He droned in a flat voice while the audience grew restless.
Monoton hangon beszélt, miközben a közönség egyre nyugtalanabb lett.
She could hear the professor droning at the front of the room.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The teacher droned for an hour.
A tanár egy órán át egyhangúan beszélt.
He droned in a boring voice.
Unalmas, monoton hangon beszélt.
غلطة شائعة:
This verb usually has a negative meaning; it suggests that the speaker is boring.
المعنى
Speak in monotone
تراكيب شائعة
drone in a monotone
|drone in a flat voice
|drone through a lecture
|drone through instructions
|voice drones
|teacher drones
|speaker drones
مرادفات
monotone (emphasizes the unchanging pitch of the voice)
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mumble (suggests unclear speech more than boring speech)
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recite (means to say from memory or a text, without necessarily being boring)
أضداد
speak animatedly (speak with energy and expression)
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enthuse (speak with strong interest or excitement)
مواضيع
communication
|education
|emotions
التعريف
to speak in a boring voice that does not change much
to speak in a flat, dull, and unchanging voice
اسم
C1
INFORMAL
5
نمط الاستخدام:
[office/corporate/worker] drone
He quit his job because he felt like an office drone.
Azért mondott fel, mert úgy érezte, hogy csak egy irodai robot.
The film presents the workers as nameless drones in a huge corporation.
A film a dolgozókat névtelen robotokként mutatja be egy hatalmas vállalatban.
She refused to become a corporate drone in a gray suit.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He felt like a drone at work.
Robotnak érezte magát a munkahelyén.
She did not want to be an office drone.
Nem akart irodai robot lenni.
غلطة شائعة:
This use can sound insulting, so avoid it in polite descriptions of someone's job.
المعنى
Dull routine worker
تراكيب شائعة
office drone
|corporate drone
|worker drone
|mindless drone
|anonymous drone
|bureaucratic drone
|nine-to-five drone
مرادفات
drudge (emphasizes hard, boring, low-status work)
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cog (suggests being a small, replaceable part of a large system)
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functionary (more formal, often about a minor official)
أضداد
free spirit (someone independent and unconventional)
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innovator (someone who creates new ideas rather than following routine)
مواضيع
work
|people
|business
التعريف
a person who does boring work like a machine
a person who does boring, repetitive work and seems to have little independence, energy, or imagination
اسم
B2
6
نمط الاستخدام:
[a] drone; drones and worker bees
The drones leave the hive to mate with a queen from another colony.
A herék kirepülnek a kaptárból, hogy egy másik méhcsalád királynőjével párosodjanak.
Unlike worker bees, drones do not collect nectar.
A dolgozó méhekkel ellentétben a herék nem gyűjtenek nektárt.
In late summer, many colonies force drones out of the hive.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
A drone is a male bee.
A here hím méh.
Drones live in a hive with the queen.
A herék a kaptárban élnek a méhkirálynővel.
غلطة شائعة:
A drone bee is male; worker bees are usually female.
المعنى
Male bee
تراكيب شائعة
drone bee
|queen and drones
|worker bees and drones
|male drone
|drone brood
|drones mate
|drones hatch
مرادفات
male bee (plain descriptive term)
أضداد
worker bee (a non-reproductive female bee that gathers food and maintains the hive)
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queen bee (the reproductive female bee in the colony)
مواضيع
biology
|animals
|nature
التعريف
a male bee whose main job is to mate with the queen bee
a male bee in a colony, whose main role is to mate with the queen
اسم
C1
TECHNICAL
7
bordun
C1
bordunhang
C1
نمط الاستخدام:
[a] drone; [an instrument] plays a drone
The song begins with a deep drone under a simple flute melody.
A dal egy mély bordunnal kezdődik, amely egy egyszerű fuvoladallam alatt szól.
A bagpipe uses drones to create its continuous background sound.
A duda bordunhangokat szólaltat meg, ezek adják a folyamatos háttérhangzást.
The composer built the piece around a single sustained drone.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The music had a low drone.
A zenében mély bordun szólt.
The singer sang over a drone.
Az énekes egy bordunhang fölött énekelt.
غلطة شائعة:
A musical drone is not the whole melody; it is the steady background note or chord.
المعنى
Sustained musical note
تراكيب شائعة
bagpipe drone
|sustained drone
|low drone
|harmonic drone
|tambura drone
|drone note
|drone chord
|play a drone
|hold a drone
مرادفات
sustained note (general description of a note held for a long time)
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pedal point (more technical musical term, often in Western harmony)
أضداد
melody (the moving main tune, rather than a steady background sound)
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silence (absence of musical sound)
مواضيع
music
|arts
|sound
التعريف
a long background note in music
a continuous note or chord that is held or repeated as a background sound in music
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
drone
IPA
GB/dɹˈoʊn/
US/dɹˈoʊn/
المقاطع والنبر
drone (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (drone)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: drone
- Plural: drones
Verb
- Base: drone
- 3rd Person Singular: drones
- Present Participle: droning
- Past: droned
تعبيرات
drone footage
1/dɹˈoʊn fˈʊtɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
Video filmed by drone
video taken by a drone from the air
أمثلة
- The documentary includes stunning drone footage of the coastline.
- Police released drone footage showing the flooded streets.
- They used drone footage to show the size of the crowd.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- We watched drone footage of the city.
- The video has beautiful drone footage.
drone on
1/dɹˈoʊn ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
informal
Talk boringly too long
to talk for too long in a boring voice
أمثلة
- He droned on about his commute until everyone stopped listening.
- The speaker droned on for nearly an hour.
- My uncle can drone on about his old car for ages.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- She droned on about school.
- He droned on for a long time.
drone pilot
1/dɹˈoʊn pˈaɪlət/
fixed phrase
Person controlling drone
a person who flies a drone
أمثلة
- Certified drone pilots must follow local airspace rules.
- The drone pilot lost signal near the stadium.
- She works as a drone pilot for a real estate company.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- She is a drone pilot.
- The drone pilot flew over the field.
drone show
1/dɹˈoʊn ʃˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Light display by drones
a show where many lit drones make pictures in the sky
أمثلة
- The festival ended with a drone show instead of fireworks.
- Hundreds of lights formed animals and stars during the drone show.
- The city planned a drone show over the harbor for New Year's Eve.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- We saw a drone show at night.
- The drone show made shapes in the sky.
drone strike
1/dɹˈoʊn stɹˈaɪk/
fixed phrase
Attack by military drone
an attack made by a drone carrying weapons
أمثلة
- Officials said the drone strike targeted a weapons depot.
- The village was damaged in a drone strike, according to local reports.
- The government faced criticism over civilian casualties from drone strikes.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- A drone strike hit the truck.
- The news reported a drone strike.
drone swarm
1/dɹˈoʊn swˈɔɹm/
fixed phrase
technical
Coordinated group of drones
many drones flying or working together
أمثلة
- The company demonstrated a drone swarm that can inspect pipelines.
- Air defenses may struggle against a large drone swarm.
- Researchers are studying how a drone swarm can search disaster areas.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- A drone swarm flew over the field.
- The drone swarm moved together.