| 词汇 | dormant |
| 释义 | dormant adjective uk /ˈdɔː.mənt/ us /ˈdɔːr.mənt/ Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time: 蛰伏的，沉睡的，休眠的 The long-dormant volcano has recently shown signs of erupting.休眠了很久的火山最近出现了要喷发的迹象。 These investments have remained dormant for several years.这些投资好几年都没有什么动静。 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. lie dormant If something lies dormant, it is not active: 潜伏，潜藏 Her talent might have lain dormant had it not been for her aunt's encouragement.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。 Passive and not working adynamic anywhere breather breathing space bum bum around idle layoff laze leave someone beidiom lie around moribund navel recharge siesta sit on your arseidiom sit on your handsidiom sit round slob slob around (something) You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions dormant | American Dictionarydormant adjective us/ˈdɔr·mənt/ (of things) not active or growing, but having the ability to be active at a later time: a dormant volcano Most roses being sold now are dormant, and without any soil around their roots. dormant | Business Englishdormant adjective uk /ˈdɔːmənt/us not active or growing now, but having the ability to become active in the future: Authorities reopened a dormant investigation of the company. lie/remain/sit dormantThe legislation was drafted and then lay dormant in Parliament for months. Examples of dormantdormant Watkins probably heard mention of these ideas, the seeds from which may have lain dormant in him for over fifty years. Infestation was also reduced by burning waste hay over the rows of willow stocks during the dormant season. The issue also energized the dormant student movement. In the case of a dormant spore or seed, the loaded molecules could remain protective indefinitely, until germination. Barrios in effect revived long dormant colonial labour drafts (known as mandamientos) to help secure plantation workers. Evidently, the events across the border were reviving dormant resentments throughout the western frontier lands. Non-dormant seeds are more responsive to these factors and germinate over a wider range of temperatures. Seeds of these two species have an underdeveloped embryo and are morphophysiologically dormant. Many seeds remained non-dormant and germinated as soils warmed during the spring months. During summer, this range became smaller again and resulted in almost completely dormant seeds in autumn. Despite the substantial phylogenetic distances among these organisms, as the meeting progressed striking similarities became apparent among the dormant and/or dry states. Seeds in deeper layers of the soil may remain dormant for several years. However, seeds of two of the taxa were dormant, and no seeds with a split seed coat were ever found. During release of primary dormancy, the sensitivity to the germination stimulant increases, until the seeds are non-dormant (maximally responsive to the germination stimulant). All analyses involving dormant seed are based on this year. See all examples of dormant These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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