ADJ 暂停活动的;暂搁不用的;休眠的;蛰伏的 Something that is dormant is not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on. 暂停活动的;暂搁不用的;休眠的;蛰伏的
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...when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980.
当长期休眠的圣海伦斯火山在 1980 年爆发时
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The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated.
病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
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The United Nations is resuming a diplomatic effort that has lain dormant for almost two decades.
联合国正重新开始暂停了近 20 年的外交努力。
SYN latent, inactive, lurking, quiescent
| Word Link | dorm ≈ sleeping : dormant, dormer, dormitory |
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