sloom

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A gentle sleep; slumber.
动词 v.
  1. To sleep lightly, to doze, to nod; to be half-asleep. Scotland
    — The squire sloomed and slept in his chair; and finally, after a cup of tea, went to bed.
  2. To soften or rot with damp. (of plants or soil)
    — He adds, that one hundred bolls, or fifty quarters of wheat may be thrashed in a day of eight hours, unless the grain has been sloomed or mildewed; […]

词形变化

slooms plural sloum alternative slooms present,singular,third-person slooming participle,present sloomed participle,past sloomed past sloum alternative sleam alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *sloume, sloumbe, slume, from Old English sluma (“sleep, slumber”), from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“to be slack, loose, or limp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, flabby”). Compare slumber and Dutch sloom.
词源 2
From Middle English slumen, slummen, from Old English *slūmian (“to slumber, sleep gently”), from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“to be slack, loose, or limp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, flabby”).
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