moribund
adjective /ˈmɒrɪbʌnd/
/ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd/
(formal)- (of an industry, an institution, a custom, etc.
) no longer effective and about to come to an end completely企业、机构、习俗等 行将灭亡的;即将倒闭的;濒于崩溃的 - a moribund company/economy
濒临倒闭的公司/经济
- a moribund company/economy
- in a very bad condition; dying
垂死的;濒临死亡的 - a moribund patient/tree
濒临死亡的病人/树
- a moribund patient/tree
词源early 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus, from mori ‘to die’.