torpor
torpor 英 [ˈtɔ:pə(r)] 美 [ˈtɔrpə(r)]
n. 不活泼；麻木；懒散，迟缓
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- Torpor is a state of mental and physical inactivity. "After a huge Thanksgiving meal, my family members fall into a torpor; no one can even pick up the TV remote."
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- n. 不活泼；麻木；懒散，迟缓
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1. Will it be the resilient nation that rose from the ashes of World War II or the country that has become better known over the past two decades for its economic and social torpor?
日本还是那个从二战的废墟中走出，并在过去20年里被认为处于经济停滞和社会麻木中的那个国家吗？
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2. Others who live in caves can suffer if they are disturbed, particularly in the winter when arousal from torpor can cause them to lose critical fat reserves and die.
其他居住在洞穴里的蝙蝠若受到干扰也会遭难，尤其是在冬季，如果把它们从冬眠中惊醒，会使它们失去关键的脂肪储备，置之于死地。
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3. Dormice therefore spend a large proportion of their lives sleeping; either hibernating in winter or in torpor in summer.
因此，榛睡鼠一生中，大部分时间都在睡觉中度过：冬天有冬眠，夏天有休眠。
- torpor (n.) "lethargy, listlessness," c. 1600, from Latin torpor "numbness, sluggishness," from torpere "be numb, be inactive, be dull" (from PIE root *ster- (1) "stiff").
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