stagnate

英 [stæɡˈneɪt]      美 [ˈstæɡ.neɪt]
  • vi. 停滞;淤塞;变萧条
  • vt. 使淤塞;使沉滞;使萧条
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stagnate 停滞,不流动

来自拉丁语 stagnare,停滞,静止,来自 stagnatum,静水,死水,可能来自 PIE*stag,滴,慢渗, 词源同 instill,distill,stalactite,stalagmite.

stagnate (v.)
1660s, from Latin stagnatum, stagnatus, past participle of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water, pond, swamp," perhaps from a PIE root *stag- "to seep drip" (cognates: Greek stazein "to ooze, drip;" see stalactite). Figurative use by 1709. Related: Stagnated; stagnating.
1. Where the masses are not roused, work will stagnate.
哪里不发动群众, 哪里的工作就死气沉沉.
2. If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy.
如果你老不用脑,那么这一特殊才能就会退化。
3. Taiwan's economy is likely to stagnate for a long time to come.
台湾经济很可能会停滞很长一段时间.
4. The unpardonable sin of nature is to stand still, to stagnate.
自然界最不可饶恕的罪行就是驻足不前, 淤滞停止.
5. Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy.
如果我们不刺激我们的经济,工业就会停滞.

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