English Dictionary

stagnate

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈstæɡneɪt/

動詞

前置詞句

(of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run. / (of water, air, etc) To be or become foul from standing. / To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

日本語の意味

流れが止まる、停滞する / （液体や空気などが）停止して、悪臭を放つ状態になる / 発展・進展が止まり、衰退する、または活力を失う

After the old plumbing broke, the water in the basement began to stagnate, filling the pipes with a sour smell.

古い配管が壊れてから、地下室の水はよどみ始め、配管に酸っぱい臭いがこもった。

意味（1）

(of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.

If the water stagnates, algae will grow.

意味（2）

(of water, air, etc) To be or become foul from standing.

Air stagnates in a closed room.

意味（3）

To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

Ready-witted tenderness […] never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.

stagnates （ present singular third-person ）

stagnating （ participle present ）

stagnated （ participle past ）

stagnated （ past ）