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小词详解 | moribund
moribund 英 [ˈmɒrɪbʌnd] 美 [ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd]
The moribund railway was even slower, and thoroughly unreliable: at best it would take 12 days to move a container by train.
死气沉沉的铁路更慢,而且完全不可靠:用火车运送集装箱最快也要12天。
——《经济学人》These young men considered the African National Congress, which had by then existed for more than three decades, moribund and outmoded.
这些年轻人认为,当时已经有30多年历史的非洲人国民大会党死气沉沉,无法跟上时代的脚步。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] (指人)濒临死亡的
经过她的治疗,大多数生命垂危的病人都康复了。
Most of the moribund patients recovered due to her treatment.
英国音乐呈现出感伤怀旧、暮气沉沉、行将就木的景象。
The British music scene is nostalgic, decrepit and moribund.
Nadir of misery: the aged impotent disfranchised ratesupported moribund lunatic pauper.
悲惨的最下层:老迈、无能、丧失了公民权、靠救济金维持生活、奄奄一息、精神错乱的贫民。
dying: on the point of death expiring: (of a person) die stagnating: ceasing to develop; becoming inactive or dull