| 单词 | stagnate |
| 释义 | stagnate —stagnation, n. —stagnatory /stag"neuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. /stag"nayt/, v.i. , stagnated, stagnating. 1. to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc. 2. to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water. 3. to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing: My mind is stagnating from too much TV. 4. to be or become sluggish and dull: When the leading lady left, the show started to stagnate. v.t. 5. to make stagnant. [1660-70; < L stagnatus (ptp. of stagnare), equiv. to stagn(um) pool of standing water + -atus -ATE1] |
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