垂

垂 [chuí] 动

1. ■ （东西的一头向下） hang down; droop; let fall:

垂发 have one's hair hang down;

垂手站着 stand with one's hands at one's sides;

柳枝低垂在水面上。 The branches of the willows drooped over the water.

她两根乌黑的辫子垂在背上。 Two black plaits hung down her back.

小鸟垂下了翅膀。 The bird drooped his wings.

2. ■ [书] （敬辞， 多用于长辈、上级对自己的行动） condescend:

垂念 show kind concern for (me);

垂询 condescend to inquire

3. ■ [书] （流传） bequeath to posterity; hand [go] down:

功垂竹帛 be recorded in history in letters of gold

副

1. ■ [书] （将近） almost; nearing; approaching:

垂老 approaching old age; getting on in years