stagnant
US: /ˈstæɡnənt/
UK: /stˈæɡnənt/
UK: /stˈæɡnənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
stagnant /'stægnənt/
- tính từ
- ứ đọng; tù hãm, phẳng lặng như nước ao tù
- đình trệ, đình đốn
- mụ mẫm (trí óc)
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 stagnant water or air is not moving and therefore smells unpleasant: a stagnant pond / pool + Few fish survive in the stagnant waters of the lake.
2 not developing, growing or changing: Major new investments are aimed at reviving the stagnant economy. + a stagnant population + The housing market has been largely stagnant over the past few months.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
motionless, standing, still, quiet, sluggish, unmoving, immobile, flat; stale, foul, putrid, putrescent, putrefied, polluted, dirty, contaminated, filthy:
The malarial mosquitoes thrive in pools of stagnant water in the tropical swamps.
Concise English dictionary
'stægnənt
adj.
+not circulating or flowing
+not growing or changing; without force or vitality
