torpid 音标拼音: [t'ɔrpəd]
a . 麻痹的,迟缓的,迟钝的,蛰伏的
麻痹的,迟缓的,迟钝的,蛰伏的
torpid adj 1 :
slow and apathetic ; "
she was fat and inert "; "
a sluggish worker "; "
a mind grown torpid in old age " [
synonym : {
inert },
{
sluggish }, {
soggy }, {
torpid }]
2 :
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation ;
"
dormant buds "; "
a hibernating bear "; "
torpid frogs " [
synonym :
{
dormant }, {
hibernating (
a )}, {
torpid }]
Torpid \
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a . [
L .
torpidus ,
fr .
torpere to be stiff ,
numb ,
or torpid ;
of uncertain origin .]
1 .
Having lost motion ,
or the power of exertion and feeling ;
numb ;
benumbed ;
as ,
a torpid limb .
[
1913 Webster ]
Without heat all things would be torpid . --
Ray .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Dull ;
stupid ;
sluggish ;
inactive . --
Sir M .
Hale .
[
1913 Webster ]
Torpid \
Tor "
pid \,
n . [
See {
Torpid },
a .] [
Slang ,
Oxford University ,
Eng .]
1 .
An inferior racing boat ,
or one who rows in such a boat .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
2 .
pl .
The Lenten rowing races .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
139 Moby Thesaurus words for "
torpid ":
Laodicean ,
Olympian ,
abeyant ,
abiding ,
aloof ,
apathetic ,
benumbed ,
blah ,
blase ,
bored ,
cataleptic ,
catatonic ,
changeless ,
comatose ,
constant ,
continuing ,
dead ,
debilitated ,
desensitized ,
detached ,
disinterested ,
dopey ,
dormant ,
droopy ,
drugged ,
dull ,
durable ,
enduring ,
enervated ,
exanimate ,
faineant ,
firm ,
fixed ,
flat ,
foul ,
frozen ,
groggy ,
heartless ,
heavy ,
hebetudinous ,
hopeless ,
immobile ,
immutable ,
in a stupor ,
in abeyance ,
in suspense ,
inactive ,
inanimate ,
indifferent ,
indolent ,
inert ,
insouciant ,
intact ,
inviolate ,
jaded ,
lackadaisical ,
languid ,
languorous ,
lasting ,
latent ,
leaden ,
lethargic ,
lifeless ,
listless ,
logy ,
lumpish ,
moribund ,
motionless ,
nonchalant ,
numb ,
numbed ,
passive ,
permanent ,
perpetual ,
persistent ,
phlegmatic ,
pluckless ,
pococurante ,
pooped ,
quiescent ,
remaining ,
resigned ,
rigid ,
sated ,
sedentary ,
slack ,
sleeping ,
sleepy ,
slothful ,
slow ,
slow -
moving ,
slow -
paced ,
sluggish ,
slumbering ,
slumberous ,
smoldering ,
sodden ,
solid ,
somnolent ,
soporific ,
spiritless ,
spunkless ,
stable ,
stagnant ,
stagnating ,
standing ,
static ,
stationary ,
staying ,
steadfast ,
stoic ,
stultified ,
stupefied ,
stupid ,
supine ,
suspended ,
sustained ,
tame ,
unaltered ,
unaroused ,
uncaring ,
unchangeable ,
unchanged ,
unchanging ,
unchecked ,
unconcerned ,
undestroyed ,
unfading ,
unfailing ,
uninterested ,
unshifting ,
unvaried ,
unvarying ,
vegetable ,
vegetative ,
wan ,
weary ,
withdrawn ,
world -
weary
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TORPID Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com TORPID definition: inactive or sluggish See examples of torpid used in a sentence
TORPID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary It becomes torpid when the fruit or prey it lives on is not in season, and regains its activity when its food is ready
Torpid - definition of torpid by The Free Dictionary Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive: "It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age" (Samuel Johnson) b Showing little interest; apathetic: a torpid audience 2 Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid: a torpid summer evening 3 Dormant; hibernating
torpid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of torpid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
TORPID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling lazy or sleepy
torpid, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary torpid, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Torpid - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com While the adjective torpid sounds a lot like the noun torpedo, it actually describes something slow or even inactive, like the torpedo that's just sitting around before it's launched Torpid comes from the Latin word torpere, meaning "numb," which is exactly how torpid things act
Definition of torpid – Meaning Examples Inactivity, lethargy, or sluggishness, often associated with a lack of energy or motivation "The torpid state of the economy made it difficult for businesses to grow " A torpid person or animal may be slow-moving and inactive, and may exhibit a lack of interest in their surroundings or activities