| 单词 | lie dormant |
| 释义 | lie dormant (once / 10765 pages) v WORD FAMILY lie dormant: lain dormant, lies dormant, lying dormant USAGE EXAMPLESIts larvae don’t necessarily need water to survive, and eggs can lie dormant for a year or more — only to hatch once submerged in water. Washington Post(Nov 24, 2016) But its effects can lie dormant for decades, and it has long been known to cause cervical cancer in women. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) Yet many studies, including most clinical trials, archive their data sets on university or company servers, leaving a wealth of knowledge lying dormant. Nature(Oct 25, 2016) v be inactive, as if asleep His work lay dormant for many years |
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