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

双语例句

• After six hour the talk is stagnate.
  六个小时后，会谈就停滞了。
• Meanwhile, traditional videogame powerhouses like Electronic Arts and Nintendo have seen revenues stagnate and fall.
  与此同时，美国艺电（ElectronicArts）和日本任天堂等传统的视频游戏开发商的营收，则处于停滞和下滑窘境。
• Even if catastrophe is avoided, the economy of the eurozone is forecast to stagnate next year.
  纵使灾难得以避免，预计欧元区经济明年也会出现停滞。
• He didn't want to stagnate in his dull office job until he retired.
  他不想停滞在枯燥乏味的办公室工作直到他退休。
• The inductry's been allowed to stagnate for too long now.
  到如今允许工业停滞的时间太长了。
• If you merely repeat the same experiences, you'll stagnate, and your mental capacity will atrophy.
  如果你只重复相同的经验，就会停滞不前，脑容量会萎缩。
• His career had stagnated.
  他的事业已经陷入停滞。
• Without this the periphery will simply stagnate.
  如果做不到这一点，欧元区外围国家将只会陷入停滞。
• Economies stagnate, while policy is aggressive.
  经济停滞的同时，政策激进。
• Lack of reform risks condemning Mexico to stagnate with America.
  缺乏改革让墨西哥注定要承受与美国一起萧条的风险。