Word · Frequency #13792
stagnant
不流动的；停滞的
not circulating or flowing; still
- 1.
Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
缺乏流动或运动的,因而通常不新鲜或有害；因静止而腐败。
- 2.
not circulating or flowing
不流通的
- 3.
Without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactive, stale.
无活动、变化或进步；不健康地缺乏活力；呆滞的,陈腐的。
- 4.
not growing or changing; without force or vitality
不发展,不变化；缺乏活力
不景气的；萧条的；污浊的；迟钝的；缺乏流动或运动的,因而通常不新鲜或有害；因静止而腐败。；不流通的
In use
The water in the pond became stagnant after the stream was blocked.
Open the window; the air in this room feels stagnant and stale.
Mosquitoes often breed in stagnant water, so drain any containers outside.
stagnant water
stagnant + noun
stagnant 作定语时，常修饰 water、air 等表示“不流动”的名词，也可引申修饰 economy、market 等表示“不景气”。
Stagnant water attracts mosquitoes.
死水会招蚊子。
remain + stagnant
stagnant 也可作表语，与 remain、stay 等系动词连用，强调持续处于停滞状态。
The economy has remained stagnant for years.
经济多年来一直停滞不前。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- stagnant water
- 不流动的水；死水
- The stagnant water in the pond attracts mosquitoes.池塘里的死水招蚊子。
- stagnant economy
- 停滞的经济；经济不景气
- The country's stagnant economy has led to high unemployment.该国停滞的经济导致高失业率。
- stagnant air
- 不流通的空气；污浊的空气
- The room was filled with stagnant air.房间里充满了不流通的空气。
- stagnant career
- 停滞不前的事业
- After several years of a stagnant career, he decided to change his job.在事业停滞几年后，他决定换工作。
- stagnant wages
- 停滞不前的工资
- Stagnant wages are a major concern for workers.工资停滞不前是工人的主要担忧。
- stagnant sales
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stagnant 词形像 stag（雄鹿）站在池中：水不流动，停滞发臭。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常生活、环境描述、经济报道 该词为通用中性词，通常用于描述液体或空气不流动、经济或事业停滞等情形，口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with stagnant (/ˈstæɡnənt/): its stressed vowel /æ/ plus the following /ɡnənt/ is rare. The final /ɡnənt/ in pregnant (/ˈprɛɡnənt/), indignant (/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/), and malignant (/məˈlɪɡnənt/) is a genuine sound match for the unstressed ending, but their vowels and stress differ, so they are not true rhymes. Beware the lookalikes elegant (/ˈɛlɪɡənt/) and arrogant (/ˈærəɡənt/): their -gant is pronounced /ɡənt/, without the /n/, and dominant (/ˈdɒmɪnənt/) has -nant /nənt/, without /ɡ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.