moribund
moribund 英 [ˈmɒrɪbʌnd] 美 [ˈmɔrɪbʌnd]
adj. 垂死的；停滞不前的 n. 垂死的人
名词复数:moribunds
- Something that is moribund is almost dead, like a moribund economy that has been stuck in a recession for years.
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- adj. 垂死的；停滞不前的
- n. 垂死的人
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1. Imperialism is monopolistic, parasitic and moribund capitalism.
帝国主义是垄断的、寄生的、垂死的资本主义。
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2. You do not have to be a member of the moribund Socialist Labour Party of America to see the political appeal of that.
想要见识到这一观点的政治吸引力，你根本没有必要成为垂死的美国社会主义劳工党的一员。
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3. The opposition appeared to be uniting against the military leadership, breathing new life into a youth-led protest movement that had grown moribund during the summer.
反对派似乎是在集结力量以反对军方的领导，并为今年夏天已经垂死的青年领导的抗议活动注入新的力量。
- moribund (adj.) 1721, "about to die," from Middle French moribund (16c.), from Latin moribundus "dying, at the point of death," from mori "to die," from PIE root *mer- "to rub away, harm" (also "to die" and forming words referring to death and to beings subject to death). Figurative sense of "near an end" is from 1837. Related: Moribundity.
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