subject + stagnate
不及物动词用法,表示主语自身停滞。
The economy stagnated.
经济停滞了。
停滞;不发展
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停滞;不发展
to stay the same and not develop or progress
The economy stagnated.
经济停滞了。
常指经济、社会、个人才能等停滞不前
停止运动、活动或进展。
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
阻止流动或运行。
To stop the flowing or running of
阻止发展、进步或变化;使停滞。
To stop the development, advancement, or change of; to make idle.
stagnate
Base
原形
stagnates
3rd person
第三人称单数
stagnating
-ing
现在分词
stagnated
Past
过去式
stagnated
Past participle
过去分词
The economy stagnates.
经济停滞。
The project stagnated for months.
项目停滞了数月。
Sales have stagnated recently.
销售最近停滞不前。
The water is stagnating.
水正在变得不流动。
If you never learn new things, your mind will stagnate.
如果你从不学习新东西,你的头脑就会停滞不前。
The economy stagnated for almost ten years before the reforms.
改革前,经济停滞了将近十年。
If a company refuses to change, it eventually stagnates.
如果一家公司拒绝改变,它最终会停滞不前。
不及物动词用法,表示主语自身停滞。
The economy stagnated.
经济停滞了。
及物动词用法,表示使某事物停滞。
The lack of investment stagnated the industry.
缺乏投资使该行业停滞不前。
Not this
The economy is stagnated.
Use this
The economy is stagnant.
stagnate是动词,其过去分词stagnated虽可作形容词,但更常见且地道的形容词形式是stagnant。表示经济停滞的状态时,应该用形容词stagnant而非动词的过去分词。
Not this
There is a stagnate in the market.
Use this
There is a stagnation in the market.
stagnate是动词,不能直接用作名词。表示停滞的状态或现象,应使用其名词形式stagnation。
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经济停滞
If the economy stagnates, young people find it harder to find good jobs.
如果经济停滞,年轻人就更难找到好工作。
工资停滞不前
Wages stagnated while the cost of living kept rising.
工资停滞不前,而生活成本持续上涨。
事业停滞不前
Without new skills, your career may stagnate.
没有新技能,你的事业可能会停滞不前。
水不流动;水变死水
If water stagnates, it quickly becomes full of bacteria.
水如果不流动,很快就会滋生大量细菌。
销售停滞
Sales stagnated for three consecutive quarters.
销售连续三个季度停滞不前。
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联想一潭死水(stagnant pool):水不流动就会发臭。stagnate 即“停滞不前”,如事业、经济都 stagnate 了。
语域:mixed 常见场景:economics、career、water/air、business 该词多用于书面语和较正式的口语,如经济、职业发展或水流停滞等话题;在其他日常场景中也可见,整体风格偏正式,略带负面含义。
在 /ˈstæɡneɪt/ 的读音中,magnate /ˈmæɡneɪt/ 与之完全押韵(重读元音 /æ/ 及后续 /ɡneɪt/ 相同)。designate、navigate、fate、create 虽也以 -ate 结尾,但重读元音或后续辅音不同,不押韵:designate 为 /ˈdezɪɡneɪt/,navigate 为 /ˈnævɪɡeɪt/,fate/create 的 /eɪt/ 是重读音。private 的 -ate 读 /ɪt/,与 /eɪt/ 明显不同,需特别留意。
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