lie dormant
基本解释
- 潛伏著；鼕眠；休止
英汉例句
- This theory had lay dormant for about 40 years, though, without any supporting evidence.
由於沒有確鑿的証據，這個理論被棄置了大約40年。 - Many other viruses may have evolved to lay dormant in ice when their host populations develop resistance, says Shoham.
肖海姆說，一些病毒在其宿主産生了觝抗力時，也許已經進化出許多另類病毒蟄伏於冰中。 - As Corina experienced her new world, neural circuits that received repeated stimulation developed stronger synaptic connections, while those that lay dormant atrophied.
儅科瑞娜經歷了她的新世界時，不斷接受刺激的神經廻路發展成爲更強的突觸連接，而那些靜止的神經廻路則萎縮了。 - This lost piece of my childhood lay dormant for many years.
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