stagnate /ˈstægˌneɪt/ verb stagnates; stagnated; stagnating
stagnates; stagnated; stagnating
Learner's definition of STAGNATE
[no object]
: to stop developing, progressing, moving, etc. : to be or become stagnant停滞;不发展;不流动 -
Wages have stagnated recently.最近工资都没涨。
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Their relationship is stagnating.他们的关系停滞不前。
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a puddle of stagnating water死水坑
— stagnation
/stægˈneɪʃən/ noun [noncount]