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

• Industrial production is stagnating
  工业生产正停滞不前。
• 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。
• 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。
• A power shift is also under way in Asia as the Chinese market continues to boom while markets such as Japan stagnate.
  随着中国市场继续繁荣发展，而日本等市场陷于停滞，亚洲的权力更迭也在进行之中。
• Passionate people never stagnate in the pool of despair, feeling they are finished.
  热情的人绝不会搁浅在绝望的死水中，自认为自己就这么完了。
• GDP is forecast to fall sharply in Italy and Spain, and stagnate in France and Germany.
  意大利和西班牙的GDP料将大幅下滑，而法国和德国将呈停滞状态。
• 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。
• If the economy continues to stagnate we could see darker days for art collectors.
  如果经济继续停滞不前，我们可能会看到艺术品收藏家的日子将变得更加艰难。
• As sales stagnate, firms will delay paying suppliers for as long as they can.
  由于销售的停滞，各公司将会尽可能的拖延偿还供应商的资金。
• 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。