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dormant

美音:[´dɔ:mənt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.睡眠状态的,静止的,隐匿的

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名词:dormancy

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dorm=to sleep(睡眠)

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dormant


/'dɔ:mənt; `dɔrmənt/
adj temporarily inactive 暂时不活动的; 休眠的; 蛰伏的
*a dormant volcano, ie neither extinct nor erupting 休火山
* Many plants lie dormant throughout the winter, ie alive but not growing. 许多植物冬天呈休眠状态.
* As soon as they met again his dormant love for her was rekindled. 他们一见面, 他对她的旧情如乾柴烈火般又重新燃起.

dormant


adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: , present participle of dormir 'to sleep', from Latin dormire]
not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later
active
lie/remain dormant
 The seeds remain dormant until the spring.
 a huge dormant volcano
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