dormant

英 [ˈdɔːmənt]

美 [ˈdɔːrmənt]

adj.  休眠的; 蛰伏的; 暂停活动的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11276 / COCA.11487

牛津词典

adj.

• 休眠的；蛰伏的；暂停活动的
  not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future
  1. a dormant volcano
     休眠火山
  2. During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.
     冬天种子在土壤中休眠。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 暂停活动的;暂搁不用的;休眠的;蛰伏的
  Something that isdormantis not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on.
  1. ...when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980...
     当长期休眠的圣海伦斯火山在 1980 年爆发时
  2. The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated...
     病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
  3. The United Nations is resuming a diplomatic effort that has lain dormant for almost two decades.
     联合国正重新开始暂停了近 20 年的外交努力。

英英释义

adj

• inactive but capable of becoming active
  1. her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
  Synonym:abeyant
• (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
  1. a dormant volcano
  Synonym:inactive
• in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  1. dormant buds
  2. a hibernating bear
  3. torpid frogs
  Synonym:hibernating(a)torpid

双语例句

• They could travel through the air, float in water, and lie dormant for many months.
  他们可以通过空气传播，飘在水面上，在土壤中休眠很多个月。
• The pupae remain dormant in the soil until they emerge as adult moths in the winter.
  蛹蛰伏在土壤中，直到冬天它们才蜕变成蛾子飞出来。
• And confers drug resistance in both proliferating and dormant cancer cells.
  使增殖和休眠的肿瘤细胞产生抗药性。
• A dormant volcano is quiet at present.
  一个暂停活动的火山目前是静止的。
• On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL.
  在定期检查我发现了与BAL的一个休眠住所的帐户。
• Product development in this direction has not been entirely dormant.
  这一产品开发工作并非整个处于蛰伏状态。
• Nonetheless, a large contingent of dormant processes can affect system performance.
  尽管如此，大量休眠的进程仍然会影响系统性能。
• This is a dormant volcano.
  这是座休眠的火山。
• His immune system basically rolled out the red carpet for the dormant virus.
  他的免疫系统基本上成为了滋生病毒的温床。
• They should finish ongoing work and become dormant.
  他们应该完成正在进行的工作，并成为休眠状态。