stagnation
淤塞,停滯,沈滯
Stag·na·tion n.
1. The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors.
2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business.
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stagnation
n 1: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic
growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be
economic stagnation" [syn: stagnancy, doldrums]
2: inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still;
without current or circulation [syn: stagnancy]