stagnate

US [ˈstæɡˌneɪt]
UK [stæɡˈneɪt]
  • v.停滞;不发展;不进步;因不流动而变得污浊
  • Web变萧条;停止;滞留
Simple Present:stagnates  Present Participle:stagnating  Past Tense:stagnated  
stagnate
v.
1.
[i]
停滞;不发展;不进步to stop developing or making progress
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。
2.
[i]
因不流动而变得污浊to be or become stagnant
The water in the pond was stagnating.
池塘里的水逐渐变成了死水。

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