drone
gb/dɹˈoʊn/ us/dɹˈoʊn/
B1
อังกฤษ
drón, zúgás, búgás, zúg, búg, zümmög, egyhangúan beszél, monoton hangon beszél, robot, biorobot, here, hím méh, bordun, bordunhang
คำนาม
B1
1
drón
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
He flew a drone over the beach.
Drónt reptetett a tengerpart felett.
The drone has a small camera.
A drónon van egy kis kamera.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
A drone is usually an unmanned flying vehicle; do not use it for any ordinary camera or toy unless it flies.
ความหมาย
Unmanned flying vehicle
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
camera drone
|military drone
|surveillance drone
|delivery drone
|consumer drone
|armed drone
|reconnaissance drone
|fly a drone
|launch a drone
|drone operator
คำพ้องความหมาย
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)
คำตรงข้าม
manned aircraft (an aircraft with a human pilot on board)
หัวข้อ
technology
|aviation
|photography
|military
คำจำกัดความ
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
คำนาม
B2
2
รูปแบบการใช้:
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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I heard the drone of a plane.
Hallottam egy repülőgép zúgását.
The machine made a loud drone.
A gép hangos zúgást adott ki.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This noun is often used with of: the drone of traffic, the drone of an engine.
ความหมาย
Low continuous sound
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
low drone
|steady drone
|constant drone
|distant drone
|background drone
|the drone of traffic
|the drone of engines
|the drone of machinery
คำพ้องความหมาย
hum (often softer or less unpleasant)
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buzz (often higher-pitched or sharper)
|
murmur (softer and more mixed, often of voices or water)
คำตรงข้าม
silence (complete absence of sound)
หัวข้อ
sound
|daily_life
คำจำกัดความ
a low sound that continues for a long time
a low, steady, continuous sound, especially one that is dull or background noise
คำกริยา
B2
3
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The fan droned in my room.
A ventilátor zúgott a szobámban.
A plane droned above us.
Egy repülőgép zúgott felettünk.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Do not confuse drone with drown; drown means to die or cause someone to die under water.
ความหมาย
Make a low hum
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
engine drones
|plane drones
|fan drones
|generator drones
|machinery drones
|traffic drones
|bees drone
|drone in the background
คำพ้องความหมาย
hum (similar but often softer or more pleasant)
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buzz (usually a higher, sharper sound)
|
whirr (suggests a rotating mechanical sound)
คำตรงข้าม
fall silent (stop making sound)
|
quiet down (become less noisy)
หัวข้อ
sound
|daily_life
คำจำกัดความ
to make a low sound that continues
to make a low, steady, continuous sound
คำกริยา
B2
4
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The teacher droned for an hour.
A tanár egy órán át egyhangúan beszélt.
He droned in a boring voice.
Unalmas, monoton hangon beszélt.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This verb usually has a negative meaning; it suggests that the speaker is boring.
ความหมาย
Speak in monotone
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
drone in a monotone
|drone in a flat voice
|drone through a lecture
|drone through instructions
|voice drones
|teacher drones
|speaker drones
คำพ้องความหมาย
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)
คำตรงข้าม
speak animatedly (speak with energy and expression)
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enthuse (speak with strong interest or excitement)
หัวข้อ
communication
|education
|emotions
คำจำกัดความ
to speak in a boring voice that does not change much
to speak in a flat, dull, and unchanging voice
คำนาม
C1
INFORMAL
5
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This use can sound insulting, so avoid it in polite descriptions of someone's job.
ความหมาย
Dull routine worker
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
office drone
|corporate drone
|worker drone
|mindless drone
|anonymous drone
|bureaucratic drone
|nine-to-five drone
คำพ้องความหมาย
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)
คำตรงข้าม
free spirit (someone independent and unconventional)
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innovator (someone who creates new ideas rather than following routine)
หัวข้อ
work
|people
|business
คำจำกัดความ
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
คำนาม
B2
6
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
A drone bee is male; worker bees are usually female.
ความหมาย
Male bee
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
drone bee
|queen and drones
|worker bees and drones
|male drone
|drone brood
|drones mate
|drones hatch
คำพ้องความหมาย
male bee (plain descriptive term)
คำตรงข้าม
worker bee (a non-reproductive female bee that gathers food and maintains the hive)
|
queen bee (the reproductive female bee in the colony)
หัวข้อ
biology
|animals
|nature
คำจำกัดความ
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
คำนาม
C1
TECHNICAL
7
bordun
C1
bordunhang
C1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The music had a low drone.
A zenében mély bordun szólt.
The singer sang over a drone.
Az énekes egy bordunhang fölött énekelt.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
A musical drone is not the whole melody; it is the steady background note or chord.
ความหมาย
Sustained musical note
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bagpipe drone
|sustained drone
|low drone
|harmonic drone
|tambura drone
|drone note
|drone chord
|play a drone
|hold a drone
คำพ้องความหมาย
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)
คำตรงข้าม
melody (the moving main tune, rather than a steady background sound)
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silence (absence of musical sound)
หัวข้อ
music
|arts
|sound
คำจำกัดความ
a long background note in music
a continuous note or chord that is held or repeated as a background sound in music
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
drone
IPA
GB/dɹˈoʊn/
US/dɹˈoʊn/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
drone (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (drone)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: drone
- Plural: drones
Verb
- Base: drone
- 3rd Person Singular: drones
- Present Participle: droning
- Past: droned
วลีและสำนวน
drone footage
1/dɹˈoʊn fˈʊtɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
Video filmed by drone
video taken by a drone from the air
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- A drone swarm flew over the field.
- The drone swarm moved together.