dormancy

英 [ˈdɔːmənsi]

美 [ˈdɔrmənsi]

n.  睡眠；冬眠；隐匿；蛰伏

GREIELTS医学

BNC.40630 / COCA.27692

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 暂停活动的;暂搁不用的;休眠的;蛰伏的
  Something that isdormantis not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on.
  1. ...when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980...
     当长期休眠的圣海伦斯火山在 1980 年爆发时
  2. The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated...
     病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
  3. The United Nations is resuming a diplomatic effort that has lain dormant for almost two decades.
     联合国正重新开始暂停了近 20 年的外交努力。

英英释义

noun

• quiet and inactive restfulness
  Synonym:quiescencequiescencysleeping
• a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  1. the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy
  Synonym:quiescencequiescency

双语例句

• The objective of this study was to find biomass and nitrogen distribution in different parts of dormancy apple trees.
  探讨休眠期苹果树体不同器官生物量与氮素分布的规律。
• The spring awakens the field from dormancy which presents a face with sands and clay bestrewed.
  田野渐渐从冬眠中苏醒过来，呈现出一副布满砂石和泥土的面容。
• Apart from yield, domestication has altered many characteristics of crop plants, including loss of dormancy from the seed and loss of dispersal mechanisms.
  除产量提高外，驯化还改变了农作物的许多性状，包括失去种子休眠期和传播机制。
• Effects of Temperature on Germination and Dormancy of Cottonseeds
  棉种贮藏过程中温度对发芽率和休眠的影响
• The method of culturing treepeony containerized seedlings and absolving epicotyl dormancy of treepeony seeds.
  笔者探索了牡丹容器育苗的方法和解除牡丹种子上胚轴休眠的方法。
• As trees enter dormancy, they cut back on chlorophyll production.
  当树木进入冬季休眠期的时候，生产叶绿素的量就会下降。
• Effects of temperature on the content of Phenolics and related enzyme activity in sweet cherry flower buds and dormancy
  温度对甜樱桃花芽酚类物质含量和相关酶活性及休眠的影响
• Seeds of wampee, Lychee and Longan shedding from immature fruits have dormancy for1 or2 days.
  黄皮，荔枝和龙眼种子在离开未十分成熟的果实后，有1&2天的休眠期。
• In propagation by seed, it is important to break the seed dormancy and to shade the seedlings.
  种子繁殖的关键是破除休眠和苗期遮荫；
• But after a certain period of time, will naturally break dormancy and begin to sprout growth.
  但经过一定的时间，休眠会自然打破而开始萌芽生长。