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单词 stagnate
释义 stag·nate
I. \ˈstagˌnāt, -aig-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water, pond, pool, swamp; akin to OBreton staer river, brook, Greek stazein to drip; basic meaning: to drip
intransitive verb
1. : to remain motionless or cease to move or flow
 < maritime air of tropical origin stagnates … over these islands — G.H.T.Kimble >
2.
 a. : to fail to advance or develop : lose the capacity for growth
  < arts that had been stagnating for centuries — A.M.Rosenthal >
  < without self-criticism a university will stagnateCurrent Biography >
 b. : to live a dull, changeless life without variety or the possibility of development
  < he wanted a change, he did not wish to stagnate — Van Wyck Brooks >
transitive verb
: to cause to become stagnant
 < stagnate the labor movement — American Guide Series: New York >
II. \-gnə̇t, -gˌnāt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare
archaic : stagnant
 < the water dark, deep, turgid, and stagnate — William Bartram >
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