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源自拉丁语 'stagnare'(形成积水),与 'stagnum'(池塘)相关,17世纪进入英语。
❶ 形容液体或空气因不流动而变得污浊、发臭的状态,也比喻事物缺乏发展或变化的状态。
“The pond water became stagnant after weeks without rain.”
(几周没下雨后,池塘的水变得浑浊发臭。)
“Stagnant air in the room made it hard to breathe.”
(房间里不流通的空气让人呼吸困难。)
stagnant water — 指长期不流动的死水,容易滋生蚊虫并散发异味。
“Mosquitoes breed rapidly in stagnant water.”
(蚊子在死水中快速繁殖。)
stagnant economy — 形容经济增长乏力,缺乏活力的经济状态。
“The government introduced policies to revive the stagnant economy.”
(政府出台政策以振兴疲软的经济。)