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dormant adj.睡眠状态的,静止的,隐匿的 Volcanoes are described as dormant when they stay cool for a long time, without spewing hot lava and ash. They may have the ability to come to life, but they remain dormant, or inactive. Dormant comes from French dormir, "to sleep," and it refers to living things that are on a break rather than things that have died. Being dormant is being temporarily at rest, although sometimes, as with some cancer cells, things become permanently — and thankfully — dormant. ★☆☆☆☆ 2017.2

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['dɔ:mənt] That old dog was dormant for so long he was confused for a furry doormat, but a doormat is likely to stay dormant, or inactive, because it is lifeless: that old dog has some life in him yet. At issue is the TMT’s planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko , that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens.  1[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。dormancyDuring dormancy the plants must be kept very dry.在休眠期，植物必须保持非常干燥。

英语单词	dormant
英美音标	['dɔ:mənt]
中文释义	adj.睡眠状态的,静止的,隐匿的
vocab简明	That old dog was dormant for so long he was confused for a furry doormat, but a doormat is likely to stay dormant, or inactive, because it is lifeless: that old dog has some life in him yet.
vocab扩展	Volcanoes are described as dormant when they stay cool for a long time, without spewing hot lava and ash. They may have the ability to come to life, but they remain dormant, or inactive. Dormant comes from French dormir, "to sleep," and it refers to living things that are on a break rather than things that have died. Being dormant is being temporarily at rest, although sometimes, as with some cancer cells, things become permanently — and thankfully — dormant.
真题原句	At issue is the TMT’s planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko , that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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。
来源	2017.2

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