| 单词 | dormant |
| 释义 | dormant (once / 1952 pages) adj That old dog was dormant for so long he was confused for a furry doormat, but a doormat is likely to stay dormant, or inactive, because it is lifeless: that old dog has some life in him yet. Volcanoes are described as dormant when they stay cool for a long time, without spewing hot lava and ash. They may have the ability to come to life, but they remain dormant, or inactive. Dormant comes from French dormir, "to sleep," and it refers to living things that are on a break rather than things that have died. Being dormant is being temporarily at rest, although sometimes, as with some cancer cells, things become permanently — and thankfully — dormant. WORD FAMILYdormant: dormancy, dormantly USAGE EXAMPLESFor ages, anti-Semitism felt dead or maybe just dormant in the ugliest, dark corners of America, where moon-landing and illuminati conspiracy theories writhed. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) The Obama administration is dismantling a dormant national registry program for some foreign visitors amid worries that the new administration would revive it. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) It usually stays dormant until spring but this year it is already several inches high. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj inactive but capable of becoming active her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened Syn abeyant inactive not active physically or mentally 2adj in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation dormant buds Syn hibernating, torpid asleep in a state of sleep 3adj (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct a dormant volcano Syn|Ant inactive quiescent being quiet or still or inactive active (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt eruptiveactively spewing out lava 4adj (heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping Syn sleeping unerect not upright in position or posture |
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