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

• Virtually all western economies have seen wages stagnate or fall in recent years.
  近年来，几乎所有西方经济体的工资水平都陷入停滞或有所下降。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If Germany does not, it will force its less competitive eurozone partners to stagnate and deflate.
  如果德国不采取这种做法，将迫使其竞争力较弱的欧元区伙伴国陷入停滞和通缩。
• 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。
• I reiterate that we sincerely hope Sino-U.S.Relations will not stagnate, but will continue to develop.
  我重复说，我们真诚地希望中美关系不但不要停滞，而且要发展。
• Economies stagnate, while policy is aggressive.
  经济停滞的同时，政策激进。
• Industrial production is stagnating
  工业生产正停滞不前。
• With China promising continued strong growth while European economies stagnate, European investors will remain keen to move their money east.
  在欧洲经济停滞不前之时，中国经济却有希望继续强劲增长，因此，欧洲投资者仍将对投资东方充满热情。