stagnate

英 [stæɡˈneɪt]

美 [ˈstæɡneɪt]

v.  停滞; 不发展; 不进步; 因不流动而变得污浊

过去式：stagnated　过去分词：stagnated　现在分词：stagnating　第三人称单数：stagnates　

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.20471 / COCA.18383

牛津词典

verb

• 停滞；不发展；不进步
  to stop developing or making progress
  1. Profits have stagnated.
     利润原地踏步。
  2. I feel I'm stagnating in this job.
     我觉得，干这份工作我没有长进。
• 因不流动而变得污浊
  to be or become stagnant
  1. The water in the pond was stagnating.
     池塘里的水逐渐变成了死水。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 停滞不前;不发展;无变化
  If something such as a business or societystagnates, it stops changing or progressing.
  1. Industrial production is stagnating...
     工业生产正停滞不前。
  2. His career had stagnated.
     他的事业已经陷入停滞。

英英释义

verb

• be idle
  1. The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
  2. He slugged in bed all morning
  Synonym:idlelazeslug
• cease to flow
  1. Stagnating waters
  2. blood stagnates in the capillaries
• cause to stagnate
  1. There are marshes that stagnate the waters
• stand still
  1. Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy

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