English Dictionary

torpor

/ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/

noun

A state of being inactive or stuporous. / A state of apathy or lethargy. / (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.

After a long day of hiking, I fell into a state of torpor and could barely move.

意味（1）

A state of being inactive or stuporous.

意味（2）

A state of apathy or lethargy.

She knew that she was the cause of her husband's utter ruin; and she strung herself to bear the consequences. The reproaches which agony extorted; or worse, cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpor, not the less painful because it was silent and moveless.

意味（3）

(biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.