Word · Frequency #15040
stagnation
停滞；不景气
a long period without growth or development, especially in business, the economy, or the arts
- 1.
The state of being stagnant; (countable) an instance of this.
停滞状态；(可数)停滞的实例
- 2.
a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
停滞状态(尤指商业或艺术等领域的)
- 3.
inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
液体不流动；停滞；静止；无水流或循环
不流动；停滞；静止；停滞状态；(可数)停滞的实例；停滞状态(尤指商业或艺术等领域的)；液体不流动；停滞；静止；无水流或循环；淤塞
In use
After a long period of stagnation, the small shop finally saw more customers.
Economic stagnation often makes young people look for jobs abroad.
The artist described her creative stagnation as a season of rest.
economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation
economic stagnation
The country is facing a period of economic stagnation.
该国正面临一段经济停滞时期。
period of stagnation
After years of rapid growth, the industry entered a period of stagnation.
经过多年快速增长后，该行业进入了停滞期。
Connections
Collocations
- economic stagnation
- 经济停滞
- The prolonged economic stagnation has forced many young people to leave the country.长期的经济停滞迫使许多年轻人离开这个国家。
- wage stagnation
- 工资停滞
- Wage stagnation is one of the reasons many workers feel left behind.工资停滞是许多工人感到被落下的原因之一。
- political stagnation
- 政治停滞
- Political stagnation has made it impossible to pass meaningful reform.政治停滞使得通过有意义的改革变得不可能。
- prolonged stagnation
- 长期停滞
- After a decade of prolonged stagnation, the economy finally began to recover.在十年的长期停滞之后，经济终于开始复苏。
- stagnation and decline
- 停滞与衰退
- After decades of stagnation and decline, the old port city is finally being rebuilt.在经历了几十年的停滞与衰退之后，这座老港口城市终于开始重建。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：stagnation里有stag（鹿），鹿站着不动；水不流、生意不发展，就是stagnation（停滞）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：economics/business、arts/culture、scientific/technical writing stagnation 多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于经济、商业、艺术等领域的讨论，也用于描述液体不流动等科学或技术文本；总体上属于中性偏正式的词。
Grammar Note
注意：不可数名词，常与介词in连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在重读元音后都带有 /eɪʃən/ 音，与 stagnation /stæɡˈneɪʃən/ 押韵；拼写相似但发音不同的 stagnant /ˈstæɡnənt/ 和 stagnate /ˈstæɡneɪt/ 不含 -ation 的发音。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.