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单词 dormant
释义
dormant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɔː.mənt/us
/ˈdɔːr.mənt/
Something that is dormant is notactiveorgrowingbut has theabilityto beactiveat alatertime:
蛰伏的，沉睡的，休眠的
The long-dormantvolcanohasrecentlyshownsignsoferupting.休眠了很久的火山最近出现了要喷发的迹象。
Theseinvestmentshaveremaineddormant for severalyears.这些投资好几年都没有什么动静。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not active or working
  • inactiveIf you haven’t voted in the last two elections, we consider you inactive and remove you from the electoral roll.
  • dormantThe plants will stay dormant throughout the winter.
  • latentMany people in the region have latent tuberculosis.
  • quiescentThe extremist group was politically quiescent but very socially active.
  • moribundThe family business is now moribund.
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lie dormant
If somethingliesdormant, it is notactive:
潜伏，潜藏
Hertalentmight havelaindormant had it not been for her aunt'sencouragement.如果不是姑姑鼓励她，她的才能可能现在还不会被挖掘出来。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Passive and not working
  • anywhere
  • breather
  • breathing space
  • bum
  • bum around
  • dormancy
  • idle
  • laze
  • leavesomeonebeidiom
  • lie around
  • moribund
  • navel
  • non-physical
  • recharge
  • siesta
  • sit onyourarseidiom
  • sit onyourhandsidiom
  • sit round
  • slob
  • slob around (something)
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Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
(Definition ofdormantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

dormant| American Dictionary

dormant
adjective
us
/ˈdɔr·mənt/
(of things) notactiveorgrowing, but having theabilityto beactiveat alatertime:
a dormantvolcano
Mostrosesbeingsoldnow are dormant, and without anysoilaroundtheirroots.
(Definition ofdormantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

dormant| Business English

dormant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɔːmənt/us
notactiveorgrowingnow, but having theabilitytobecomeactivein thefuture:
Authoritiesreopeneda dormantinvestigationof thecompany.
lie/remain/sit dormantThelegislationwasdraftedand thenlaydormant in Parliament formonths.
(Definition ofdormantfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdormant

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Watkins probably heard mention of these ideas, the seeds from which may have laindormantin him for over fifty years.
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Infestation was also reduced by burning waste hay over the rows of willow stocks during thedormantseason.
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The issue also energized thedormantstudent movement.
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In the case of adormantspore or seed, the loaded molecules could remain protective indefinitely, until germination.
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Barrios in effect revived longdormantcolonial labour drafts (known as mandamientos) to help secure plantation workers.
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Evidently, the events across the border were revivingdormantresentments throughout the western frontier lands.
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Non-dormantseeds are more responsive to these factors and germinate over a wider range of temperatures.
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Seeds of these two species have an underdeveloped embryo and are morphophysiologicallydormant.
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Many seeds remained non-dormantand germinated as soils warmed during the spring months.
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During summer, this range became smaller again and resulted in almost completelydormantseeds in autumn.
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Despite the substantial phylogenetic distances among these organisms, as the meeting progressed striking similarities became apparent among thedormantand/or dry states.
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Seeds in deeper layers of the soil may remaindormantfor several years.
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However, seeds of two of the taxa weredormant, and no seeds with a split seed coat were ever found.
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During release of primary dormancy, the sensitivity to the germination stimulant increases, until the seeds are non-dormant(maximally responsive to the germination stimulant).
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All analyses involvingdormantseed are based on this year.
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