汉语翻译

n. 雄蜂, 懒惰者, 嗡嗡的声音, 无人驾驶飞机(或船)
vi. 嗡嗡作声, 混日子
vt. 低沉地说
【医】 雄蜂

词型变化：

动词过去式:droned 过去分词:droned 现在分词:droning 第三人称单数:drones 

英语解释：

名词 drone:

1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2. an unchanging intonation
   同义词：monotone, droning
3. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
   同义词：dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke
4. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
   同义词：pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft
5. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
   同义词：drone pipe, bourdon

动词 drone:

1. make a monotonous low dull sound
2. talk in a monotonous voice
   同义词：drone on

例句：

1. He always drones on about his problems.
   他总是唠唠叨叨地诉说自己的麻烦。
2. An aeroplane droned overhead.
   一架飞机在头上嗡嗡飞过。
3. We could hear the distant drone of the traffic.
   我们可以听到远处传来的车辆往来的嗡嗡声。

详细解释：

drone

n.（名词）
A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.
雄蜂：雄性蜂，尤指雄性蜜蜂，其特点是无螫针，不作工，不采蜜。其唯一职能是与蜂后交配
An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.
懒汉：无所事事，靠别人生存的人；游手好闲的人
A pilotless aircraft operated by remote control.
无人驾驶飞机：无飞行员的遥控飞机

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English dr3n
源自 古英语 dr3n

drone
drone 2

v.（动词）
droned,dron.ing,drones
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make a continuous low dull humming sound:
嗡嗡叫：发出持续、低沉、单调的嗡嗡声：
例句：
.Somewhere an electric fan droned without end.(William Styron)
.一台电扇不知在哪儿没完没了地嗡嗡着.(威廉·斯蒂伦)

To speak in a monotonous tone:
用单调的声音说：
例句：
The lecturer droned on for hours.
讲课人单调乏味地讲了好几个小时

To pass or act in a monotonous way.
以单调的方式度过或行动
v.tr.（及物动词）
To utter in a monotonous low tone:
用单调低沉的声音发出：
例句：
.The mosquitoes droned their angry chant.(W. Somerset Maugham)
.蚊子嗡唱着他们愤怒的歌曲.( W.萨默塞特·莫姆)

n.（名词）
A continuous low humming or buzzing sound.
持续低沉的嗡嗡或滋滋声
Music
【音乐】
Any of the pipes of a bagpipe tuned to produce a single tone.
风笛低音管：风笛上发出单一音调的音管
A single sustained tone.
单持续音

来源：
Probably from drone [from the bee`s humming sound]
可能源自 drone [来自蜂的嗡嗡声]