stagnate

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Collins 1

v. stand still
v. cause to stagnate
v. cease to flow; stand without moving

v. (使)淤塞, (使)停滞, (使)变萧条

Collins 星级

20,471

BNC 频率

18,383

使用频率

stagnate 由词根 stagn-（停滞）和动词后缀 -ate 组成，表示使……处于停滞状态。

例句

1. The company's profits began to stagnate after the market changed.

随着市场变化，公司利润开始停滞不前。

2. If you don’t challenge yourself, your skills will stagnate over time.

如果你不挑战自己，你的技能会随着时间而停滞不前。

3. The project will stagnate without proper funding and support.

如果没有适当的资金和支持，项目将会停滞不前。