Word · Frequency #20471
stagnate
停滞；不发展
to stay the same and not develop or progress
常指经济、社会、个人才能等停滞不前
- 1.
To cease motion, activity, or progress:
停止运动、活动或进展。
- 2.
To stop the flowing or running of
阻止流动或运行。
- 3.
To stop the development, advancement, or change of; to make idle.
阻止发展、进步或变化；使停滞。
不流动；淤塞；使停滞；使淤塞；停止运动、活动或进展。；阻止流动或运行。；阻止发展、进步或变化；使停滞。
In use
If you never learn new things, your mind will stagnate.
The economy stagnated for almost ten years before the reforms.
If a company refuses to change, it eventually stagnates.
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。
subject + stagnate + object
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。
Verb forms
base stagnate · third person stagnates · -ing stagnating · past stagnated · past participle stagnated
Common mistakes
The economy is stagnated.
Connections
Collocations
- economy stagnates
- 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。
- wages stagnate
- 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。
- career stagnates
- 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。
- water stagnates
- 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。
- sales stagnate
- 销售停滞
- Sales stagnated for three consecutive quarters.销售连续三个季度停滞不前。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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