mor·i·bund
adjective/ˈmɒrɪbʌnd/
/ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd/
(formal)- (of an industry, an institution, a custom, etc.) no longer effective and about to come to an end completely
行将灭亡的；即将倒闭的；濒于崩溃的 - a moribund company/economy
垂死的公司/经济体
- a moribund company/economy
- in a very bad condition; dying
垂死的；濒临死亡的 - a moribund patient/tree
濒临死亡的病人／树
- a moribund patient/tree
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus, from mori ‘to die’.