(of an industry, an institution, a custom, etc. 企业、机构、习俗等 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 濒临倒闭的公司/经济
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
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus, from mori ‘to die’.