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

• This dormant volcano suddenly fired up.
  这座休眠火山突然爆发了。
• The dormant period is another stage in the life cycle of the plant.
  休眠期是这种植物生活史中的另一个阶段。
• 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。
• The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated
  病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。