stagnant

英 [ˈstæɡnənt]

美 [ˈstæɡnənt]

adj.  (水或空气)不流动而污浊的; 停滞的; 不发展的; 无变化的

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Collins.1 / BNC.13792 / COCA.12153

牛津词典

adj.

• （水或空气）不流动而污浊的
  stagnant water or air is not moving and therefore smells unpleasant
• 停滞的；不发展的；无变化的
  not developing, growing or changing
  1. a stagnant economy
     停滞的经济

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 停滞不前的;不发展的;无变化的
  If something such as a business or society isstagnant, there is little activity or change.
  1. He is seeking advice on how to revive the stagnant economy...
     他正在就如何振兴低迷的经济征求意见。
  2. Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening and renovation of stagnant societies.
     群众性运动经常是能唤醒和振兴停滞不前的社会的一个因素。
• (水)不流动而污浊的
  Stagnantwater is not flowing, and therefore often smells unpleasant and is dirty.

英英释义

adj

• not growing or changing
  Synonym:moribund
• not circulating or flowing
  1. dead air
  2. dead water
  3. stagnant water
  Synonym:dead(a)

双语例句

• When you're stagnant, doubt and insecurities breed like mosquitoes.
  当你无所作为时，怀疑和不安全感会如蚊子一般滋生。
• But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant.
  但这似乎是一潭死水：受了污染而且恶臭无比。
• If your network is stagnant, your opportunities will be too.
  如果你的关系网停滞不前，你的机会也会如此。
• It is no wonder that long-term investment and business planning are stagnant.
  长期投资和商业规划陷入停顿也就不足为怪了。
• A stagnant economy combined with a surge in the number of teenagers is likely to have contributed to rising crime levels in the US.
  经济停滞不前，加上青少年人数激增，可能是导致美国犯罪率上升的原因之一。
• If the economy remains stagnant, the bank will probably be slow to remove the liquidity.
  如果经济仍继续停滞不前，英国央行将可能放慢消除流动性。
• But Wal-Mart's main blue collar customers are pulling back more amid a still stagnant job market.
  但是，沃尔玛主要的蓝领消费者在依然不景气的就业市场下被拉回许多。
• Indeed, even before this crisis struck, we had endured a decade of rising inequality and stagnant wages.
  事实上，这场危机发生之前，我们就经历了10年日益严重的不平等和工资停滞。
• The Russian economy, for example, is stagnant.
  例如，俄罗斯经济陷入了停滞。
• Despite exceptional monetary ease, the economy is stagnant.
  尽管实施了异常宽松的货币政策，但英国经济仍然停滞不前。