搜尋結果
dormancy
- IPA[ˈdôrmənsē]
美式
- the state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep；the state in which a plant is alive but not actively growing
noun: dormancy, plural noun: dormancies
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep the insects are able to enter prolonged states of dormancy, allowing them to resist freezing unfortunately, after a long dormancy, this pest is making a big comeback
- ▪ the state in which a plant is alive but not actively growing dormancy allows woody plants to survive these unfavorable conditions
- ▪ temporary inactivity in a volcano some large volcanoes spend thousands of years in a state of dormancy
- ▪ the state in which a disease causes no symptoms but is not cured and is liable to recur various animal models have been used to study the dormancy of tuberculosis in humans
- 2. the state of being temporarily inactive or inoperative his prolonged dormancy ended with the publication of Collected Poems
