Stagnate

[stæg'neɪt;'stægneɪt] or [stæɡ'net]

解释:

(verb.) cease to flow; stand without moving; 'Stagnating waters'; 'blood stagnates in the capillaries'.

(verb.) cause to stagnate; 'There are marshes that stagnate the waters'.

(verb.) stand still; 'Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy'.

伯纳德录入--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room.

(v. t.) To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates.

(a.) Stagnant.

贝丝编辑

同义词及近义词：

v. n. [1]. Be stagnant, stand still.[2]. Be dull, be inactive.

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