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 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 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 definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling lazy or sleepy
Torpid Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Torpid definition: Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid
torpid, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary torpid, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
torpid - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun torpid (plural torpids) (UK, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat Coordinate term: slogger
What does torpid mean? - Definitions. net Torpid refers to a state of being inactive, lethargic, dormant or sluggish, often due to physical or mental exhaustion It can also describe animals that are in hibernation or at rest