stagnant

adj.

1. （水或空气）不流动而污浊的
   stagnant water or air is not moving and therefore smells unpleasant
2. 停滞的；不发展的；无变化的
   not developing, growing or changing
   1. a stagnant economy
      停滞的经济

1. ADJ-GRADED 停滞不前的;不发展的;无变化的
   If something such as a business or society is stagnant, there is little activity or change.
   1. He is seeking advice on how to revive the stagnant economy...
      他正在就如何振兴低迷的经济征求意见。
   2. Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening and renovation of stagnant societies.
      群众性运动经常是能唤醒和振兴停滞不前的社会的一个因素。
2. (水)不流动而污浊的
   Stagnant water is not flowing, and therefore often smells unpleasant and is dirty.

1. A stagnant economy combined with a surge in the number of teenagers is likely to have contributed to rising crime levels in the US.
   经济停滞不前，加上青少年人数激增，可能是导致美国犯罪率上升的原因之一。
2. But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant.
   但这似乎是一潭死水：受了污染而且恶臭无比。
3. He is seeking advice on how to revive the stagnant economy
   他正在就如何振兴低迷的经济征求意见。
4. Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening and renovation of stagnant societies.
   群众性运动经常是能唤醒和振兴停滞不前的社会的一个因素。
5. Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses
   重整华沙停滞的经济需要强硬措施，这会造成工作岗位的裁减。
6. Their national economy is stagnant.
   他们的国家经济停滞不前。
7. Stagnant water scarcely ripples.
   死水微澜。
8. Things get more complicated with products that have gained some customers but are nonetheless stagnant or in decline.
   而处理那些尽管赢得了一些顾客、但发展却陷入停滞或者衰退的产品则要复杂得多。
9. Indeed, even before this crisis struck, we had endured a decade of rising inequality and stagnant wages.
   事实上，这场危机发生之前，我们就经历了10年日益严重的不平等和工资停滞。
10. If your network is stagnant, your opportunities will be too.
    如果你的关系网停滞不前，你的机会也会如此。
11. It's the difference between running and stagnant water.
    这是流动的活水与一潭死水的区别。
12. When you're stagnant, doubt and insecurities breed like mosquitoes.
    当你无所作为时，怀疑和不安全感会如蚊子一般滋生。
13. Since the1970s, the country's economy has been stagnant.
    自一九七○年代起，该国经济一直停滞不前。
14. These stagnant high-income economies are the weakest links in the world economy.
    这两个停滞的高收入经济体是全球经济中最薄弱的环节。
15. Americans have been spending more but incomes have been stagnant, leading to the lower saving rate.
    美国人的支出在增加，但收入并没有增长，这导致储蓄率下降。
16. Despite exceptional monetary ease, the economy is stagnant.
    尽管实施了异常宽松的货币政策，但英国经济仍然停滞不前。
17. First, real wages for most workers have been stagnant.
    首先，大多数劳动者的实际工资一直停滞不前。
18. By comparison, their own shallow life, their stagnant days, were becoming unbearable.
    相比之下，她们自己浮浅的生活和一潭死水般的日子倒变得难以忍受了。
19. Disease is a serious threat in the region because food is in short supply and the water is stagnant.
    因为食物短缺和水质发臭，疾病对这地区是个严重的威胁。
20. But Wal-Mart's main blue collar customers are pulling back more amid a still stagnant job market.
    但是，沃尔玛主要的蓝领消费者在依然不景气的就业市场下被拉回许多。
21. In this sense, China faces a similar challenge to stagnant Europe.
    在这个问题上，中国面临着和停滞的欧洲相似的挑战。
22. In the US, soaring inequality and stagnant real incomes have long threatened this deal.
    在美国，贫富差距急剧扩大和实际收入停滞不前，早就对这种交易构成了威胁。
23. If you are satisfied with them, what I say will not disturb you in your stagnant tranquillity.
    如果你满足于它们，那么我的话就不会打扰你停滞不动的安宁。
24. Exports of plastic goods, toys and lamps are also stagnant or falling.
    塑料产品、玩具和灯具的出口也陷于停滞或出现下滑。
25. If the economy remains stagnant, the bank will probably be slow to remove the liquidity.
    如果经济仍继续停滞不前，英国央行将可能放慢消除流动性。
26. In the west, slow growth and stagnant incomes have been a brake on price increases.
    在西方，经济增长缓慢和收入停滞对食品价格涨势产生了抑制作用。
27. Europe may be stagnant on both of these measures, but Asia and Africa are not.
    欧洲在人口和经济这两个指标上可能都会出现停滞，但亚洲和非洲不一样。
28. Cancers at the base of the tongue and tonsil are increasing or have remained stagnant.
    而舌和扁桃体癌仍在增加或维持在过去的水平。
29. The Russian economy, for example, is stagnant.
    例如，俄罗斯经济陷入了停滞。
30. It is no wonder that long-term investment and business planning are stagnant.
    长期投资和商业规划陷入停顿也就不足为怪了。

adj

1. not growing or changing

   Synonym:    moribund

2. not circulating or flowing
   1. dead air
   2. dead water
   3. stagnant water

   Synonym:    dead(a)