dormant
adj. 休眠的；睡眠的；静止的；潜伏的；匿名的；（动物等）冬眠的
名词：dormancy
近义词：inactive，sleeping，quiescent，latent，asleep，sleepy，passive，static，vegetable，quiet，undeveloped，hidden，unexpressed，torpid，hibernating，abeyant，active，awake，
英英释义
Adjective
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;
"dormant buds" "a hibernating bear" "torpid frogs"
- (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ;
"a dormant volcano"
- lying with head on paws as if sleeping
- inactive but capable of becoming active;
"her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Many living things are dormant in winter.很多生物到了冬季都休眠。
- The professor would try to awake their dormant and sluggish faculties.这位教授应该试图唤醒他们沉睡和懒散的天赋。
- A dormant volcano may erupt after an interval.睡眠状态的火山经过一段时间后还会喷发。
- Many dormant branches of our organization are now springing to active life.我们组织中有许多沉寂的部门现在突然活跃起来。
- As soon as they meet again his dormant love for her is rekindled.他们一见面,他对她的旧情如干柴烈火般又重新燃起。