stagnate

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v. (使)淤塞, (使)停滞, (使)变萧条

发音

其它 /ˈstæɡneɪt/

词形变化

stagnated stagnates 三单 stagnates stagnating stagnating 现在分词 stagnated 过去式 stagnated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cease motion, activity, or progress:

    To cease to flow or run.

    If the water stagnates, algae will grow.

  2. 2.

    To cease motion, activity, or progress:

    To be or become foul from standing.

    Air stagnates in a closed room.

  3. 3.

    To cease motion, activity, or progress:

    To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Stagnant.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

idle slug laze

上位词 10

stay move change rest act stick remain persist stay put stick around

下位词 10

moon bum loaf daydream lie around arse about arse around bum around frig around fuck off

词源

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).

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