moribund

英 [ˈmɒrɪbʌnd]

美 [ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd]

adj.  行将灭亡的; 即将倒闭的; 濒于崩溃的; 垂死的; 濒临死亡的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 行将灭亡的；即将倒闭的；濒于崩溃的
  no longer effective and about to come to an end completely
• 垂死的；濒临死亡的
  in a very bad condition; dying
  1. a moribund patient/tree
     濒临死亡的病人 / 树

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 垂死的;奄奄一息的;停滞不前的
  If you des- cribe something asmoribund, you mean that it is in a very bad condition.
  1. ...the moribund economy.
     毫无生机的经济
  2. ...the moribund housing market...
     死气沉沉的房地产市场
  3. The British music scene is nostalgic, decrepit and moribund.
     英国音乐呈现出感伤怀旧、暮气沉沉、行将就木的景象。

英英释义

adj

• being on the point of death
  1. a moribund patient
• not growing or changing
  Synonym:stagnant

双语例句

• But this almost all became moribund hope, it changed back into diem also is black mountain apathy echoes of the just.
  但这几乎都成了垂死挣扎的希望，它换回的至多也只是黑色的山峰冷漠的回声罢了。如此的光景的那份冲动。
• On the verge of becoming obsolete: moribund customs; a moribund way of life.
  垂死的，濒死的，即将消灭的；逐渐废弃的；不进步的；呆滞的。
• The few birds seen anywhere were moribund.
  随处看见寥寥无几的鸟儿在垂死挣扎。
• The giant star-forming galaxies and voracious black holes of the universe's past are now moribund.
  过去在宇宙中形成恒星的巨大星系与狼吞虎的黑洞，现在都处于停滞状态。
• DOTCOMS may be moribund, but inside companies, the Internet is still finding cost-saving new uses.
  网络公司（DOTCOMS）也许即将灭亡，但是在公司内部，因特网仍然是节省成本的新办法。
• Huge forces and interests were aligned against him, and the moribund economy was in many ways beyond his control.
  各种强大势力和利益集团都站出来反对穆尔西。停滞不前的埃及经济在许多方面都超出了他的控制能力。
• In South Korea, where the economy hinges on trade, consumers are downright moribund.
  在经济严重依赖贸易的韩国，消费完全停滞不前。
• Beijing is expected to try to kick-start the moribund IPO market with the sale of state-owned assets.
  预期北京将通过出售国有资产，来试图推动死气沉沉的ipo市场。
• For the past 10 years, in centres such as London and New York, the new issue market has been moribund, and so institutional investors almost exclusively trade second-hand shares, rather than providing fresh capital for growing businesses.
  过去10年，在伦敦与纽约等中心，IPO市场一直处于垂死状态。因此，机构投资者已几乎只交易二手股票，而不是向成长中的企业提供新资金。
• Scott revived the moribund Roman epic.
  这部英雄传奇集战争和爱情于一体，在雷德利·斯科特（导演了《角斗士》）的执导下，一部浪漫的罗马史诗复活了。