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

• He would try to awake their dormant and sluggish faculties.
  他应该要试图唤醒学生的懒散和呆滞的本能。
• 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。
• 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 test-driven development approach removes the vast majority of defects that otherwise remain dormant.
  这一测试驱动开发方法消除了大部分的缺陷，否则它们当中的绝大多数会保持休眠状态。
• But possible real-life applications may include allegiance to political parties, or diseases with a dormant infection.
  但在现实世界中，模型有可能被应用于对政党支持度或是具有潜伏感染性的疾病等事物的分析中。
• 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。
• Stage C is "the dormant of volcanic activity and the development of Jehol biota";
  C阶段为火山活动间歇期和热河生物群的繁衍；
• This chakra's inactivity mirrors your present state as a dormant, limited conscious Being.
  这个脉轮不活跃反映出你现在休眠状态、有限意识存在。
• Awakening of Insects mean spring's move, awakened dormant in the soil hibernating animals.
  惊蛰的意思是春雷乍动，惊醒了蛰伏在土壤中冬眠的动物。
• 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。