"stagnate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 停滞

Definition

停止发展、增长或进步；保持在同一水平，没有改善或变化。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用来形容经济、事业、想法或个人成长的停滞。属于较正式用语，在日常口语中较少用。常见搭配：“经济停滞”、“事业停滞”、“水停滞”。不用于具体的物理移动。

Examples

If the company does not innovate, it will stagnate.

如果公司不创新，就会**停滞**。

Water can stagnate if it sits in one place for too long.

水如果长时间不流动会**停滞**。

My skills began to stagnate because I stopped practicing.

因为我不再练习，我的技能开始**停滞**。

Without new challenges, it's easy for a career to stagnate.

没有新的挑战，职业生涯很容易**停滞**。

The local economy has started to stagnate after years of growth.

多年增长后，当地经济开始**停滞**。

If you stop learning, your mind can stagnate and lose creativity.

如果你停止学习，你的大脑会**停滞**，变得没有创造力。