dormant

英 [ˈdɔːmənt]

美 [ˈdɔːrmənt]

adj.  休眠的; 蛰伏的; 暂停活动的

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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 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。
• To pass the winter in a dormant or torpid state.
  冬眠在蛰伏的或昏睡的状态中过冬。
• And his spirit was dormant for40 years.
  他的灵魂隐匿了40年。
• 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。
• The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated
  病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
• 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。
• We must all hope that spirit is dormant rather than extinct.
  我们都应抱有希望：这种精神仅仅是沉睡了，而非绝迹了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。