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dormant/ˈdɔ:m(ə)nt/adj. 1 lying inactive as in sleep; sleeping 静止的；睡眠的 2a (of a volcano etc.) temporarily inactive (火山等)暂停活动的 b (of potential faculties etc.) in abeyance (潜能等)潜在的，潜伏的 3 (of plants) alive but not actively growing (植物)休眠期的；在休眠期进行的 4 Heraldry (of a beast) lying with its head on its paws 【纹章学】(野兽把头卧于爪上)卧睡的 □ dormancy n.[Middle English from Old French, pres. part. of dormir, from Latin dormire ‘sleep’] |