dormant
英 [ˈdɔːmənt]
美 [ˈdɔːrmənt]
adj. 休眠的; 蛰伏的; 暂停活动的
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- a dormant volcano
休眠火山 - During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.
冬天种子在土壤中休眠。
- a dormant volcano
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.- ...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 - The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated...
病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。 - 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。
- ...when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980...
英英释义
adj
- inactive but capable of becoming active
- her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
- (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
- a dormant volcano
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
- dormant buds
- a hibernating bear
- torpid frogs
双语例句
- This is a dormant volcano.
这是座休眠的火山。 - 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。 - There is much pain accumulated in your body cells, in your dormant memory cells.
有许多累积在你们身体细胞中的痛苦，在你们休眠的记忆细胞里。 - 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 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 plants remain dormant all winter.
这些植物整个冬天都在休眠。 - 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。 - 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。 - And his spirit was dormant for40 years.
他的灵魂隐匿了40年。 - Viruses can remain dormant for long periods.
病毒可以长时间保持休眠状态。