[ADJ 形容词]暂停活动的;暂搁不用的;休眠的;蛰伏的 Something that is dormant is 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。
dormancy
During dormancy the plants must be kept very dry.
在休眠期,植物必须保持非常干燥。
Oxford
dor·mant/ˈdɔːmənt; NAmEˈdɔːrmənt/adjectivenot active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future 休眠的;蛰伏的;暂停活动的SYN
inactive
◆a dormant volcano休眠火山◆During the winter the seeds lie dormantin the soil. 冬天,种子在土壤中休眠。OPP
not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active laterOPP activelie/remain dormant The seeds remain dormant until the spring. a huge dormant volcano—dormancy noun [uncountable]
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