stagnate

verb

/stæɡˈneɪt/

/ˈstæɡneɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they stagnate	/stæɡˈneɪt/ /ˈstæɡneɪt/
he / she / it stagnates	/stæɡˈneɪts/ /ˈstæɡneɪts/
past simple stagnated	/stæɡˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪd/
past participle stagnated	/stæɡˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪd/
-ing form stagnating	/stæɡˈneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to stop developing or making progress停滞；不发展；不进步
- Profits have stagnated.利润原地踏步。
- I feel I'm stagnating in this job.我觉得，干这份工作我没有长进。
- Businesses must adapt to change or stagnate.企业必须适应变化或停滞不前。
[intransitive] to be or become stagnant因不流动而变得污浊
- The water in the pond was stagnating.池塘里的水逐渐变成了死水。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin stagnat- ‘settled as a still pool’, from the verb stagnare, from stagnum ‘pool’.