vegetates

英 [ˈvedʒəteɪts] 美 [ˈvedʒəteɪts]

v.  过无聊生活; 无所用心
vegetate的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 过单调无聊的生活;无所事事地生活
    If someone vegetates, they spend their time doing boring or worthless things.
    1. He spends all his free time at home vegetating in front of the TV.
      他一有空闲时间就窝在家里看电视。

双语例句

  1. On the other hand, shavings daughters add, but only very slightly, to a woman's life span. The idle, useless man, no matter to what extent his life may Be prolonged, merely vegetates.
    另一方面,生女孩会延长女人的寿命,不过幅度非常懒惰无用的人,不管寿命多长,也不过是饱食终日,虚度一生。
  2. This fungus usually vegetates vigorously.
    蘑菇经常像植物一样旺盛地生长。
  3. Principle vegetates out of cases, and formalizes from law theory. Thus, it depends on a sort of practice ration.
    原则生成于个案当中,形式化于法学理论之上,它所依凭的是一种实践理性。