stagnate
翻译
停滞, 淤塞, 变萧条
例句
The water will stagnate if it doesn't flow.
如果不流动，水就会停滞。
His career began to stagnate.
他的事业开始停滞不前。
语法模式
((subject)) stagnates …停滞 His career began to stagnate.
近义词
同义词: languish, decline, stand still; 反义词: grow, develop, flourish
词源
源自拉丁语“stagnare”（形成一潭死水），来自“stagnum”（池塘）。与形容词stagnant同源。
记忆技巧
将其与“stagnant water”（死水）联系起来。“to stagnate”就是变得像那静止不动的水一样。