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stagnate

英 [stæg'neɪt; 'stægneɪt] 美[stæɡ'net]
  • vi. 停滞;淤塞;变萧条
  • vt. 使淤塞;使沉滞;使萧条

英英释意


1. stand still;
"Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
2. cause to stagnate;
"There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
3. cease to flow; stand without moving;
"Stagnating waters"
"blood stagnates in the capillaries"
4. be idle; exist in a changeless situation;
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
"He slugged in bed all morning"