stagnate
verb /stæɡˈneɪt/
/ˈstæɡneɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they stagnate | /stæɡˈneɪt/ /ˈstæɡneɪt/ |
| he / she / it stagnates | /stæɡˈneɪts/ /ˈstæɡneɪts/ |
| past simple stagnated | /stæɡˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle stagnated | /stæɡˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form stagnating | /stæɡˈneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to stop developing or making progress
停滞；不发展；不进步 - Profits have stagnated.
利润原地踏步。 - I feel I'm stagnating in this job.
我觉得，干这份工作我没有长进。 - Businesses must adapt to change or stagnate.
企业必须适应变化或停滞不前。
- Profits have stagnated.
- [intransitive] to be or become stagnant
因不流动而变得污浊 - The water in the pond was stagnating.
池塘里的水逐渐变成了死水。
- The water in the pond was stagnating.
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin stagnat- ‘settled as a still pool’, from the verb stagnare, from stagnum ‘pool’.