stagnate

• vi. 停滞；淤塞；变萧条
• vt. 使淤塞；使沉滞；使萧条

来自拉丁语 stagnare,停滞，静止，来自 stagnatum,静水，死水，可能来自 PIE*stag,滴，慢渗， 词源同 instill,distill,stalactite,stalagmite.

stagnate (v.)

1660s, from Latin stagnatum, stagnatus, past participle of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water, pond, swamp," perhaps from a PIE root *stag- "to seep drip" (cognates: Greek stazein "to ooze, drip;" see stalactite). Figurative use by 1709. Related: Stagnated; stagnating.

1. Where the masses are not roused, work will stagnate.

哪里不发动群众, 哪里的工作就死气沉沉.

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2. If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy.

如果你老不用脑，那么这一特殊才能就会退化。

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3. Taiwan's economy is likely to stagnate for a long time to come.

台湾经济很可能会停滞很长一段时间.

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4. The unpardonable sin of nature is to stand still, to stagnate.

自然界最不可饶恕的罪行就是驻足不前, 淤滞停止.

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5. Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy.

如果我们不刺激我们的经济,工业就会停滞.

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