单词 | stagnate |
释义 | stagnate (stægneɪt , US stægneɪt ) Word forms: stagnates , stagnating , stagnated verb If something such as a business or society stagnates, it stops changing or progressing. [disapproval] Industrial production is stagnating. [VERB] His career had stagnated. [VERB] Synonyms: vegetate, decline, deteriorate, rot stagnation (stægneɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...the stagnation of the steel industry. [+ of] Collocations: economy stagnates Those who have recently joined the middle class are now struggling to pay bills as the previously fast-growing economy stagnates. Times,Sunday Times Multiplied over the whole business sector, an economy stagnates. Christianity Today If the economy stagnates, the coalition will miss its debt target. Times, Sunday Times Hold down a job, and you watch your wages stagnate. Times, Sunday Times The rise comes as wages stagnate. Times, Sunday Times If consumer demand falls, companies postpone investment and wages stagnate. Times, Sunday Times While wages stagnate, house prices have risen steadily in recent years. Times, Sunday Times In the past decade many have seen their wages stagnate. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 停滞不前商业、社会等 Japanese: 停滞した |
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