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

• 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。
• Indeed, facing a moribund US and Europe, consumer multinationals are today particularly grateful for their emerging market operations.
  的确，在美国和欧洲死气沉沉的今天，消费品跨国公司尤其应该感谢自己的新兴市场业务。
• Could gates goose the moribund stock price?
  盖茨能否推动微软停滞不前的股价？
• 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。
• They go to take care of a thin, moribund dog they see on the street.
  他们在街上看到一只骨瘦如柴的流浪狗奄奄一息的样子，便上前照顾它。
• 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。
• 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。
• More than four years after the bubble burst, the moribund US housing market has shown signs of life.
  在房地产泡沫破裂逾4年后，死气沉沉的美国住房市场显示出几分复苏的迹象。
• One form of Chinese pressure on North Korea is a renewed drive to help it reform the moribund economy.
  对中国来说，来自朝鲜方面的压力之一就是帮助它改革落后经济所需的新动力。
• This often-painful economic shock therapy breathed life into moribund economies and produced dramatic improvements in services such as telephones, transportation, electricity and water.
  这种往往令人痛苦的经济休克疗法，为濒临崩溃的经济注入了生机，促使电话、运输、电力和供水之类的服务出现明显改善。