音标:[kwai'esnt] ;
a. 静止的, 不活动的, 寂静的
[医] 静息的, 静止的
s. not active or activated
s. marked by a state of tranquil repose
s. being quiet or still or inactive

考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

quiescent的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The rapid development of the economy turns the quiescent town into a noisy city.经济的迅速发展使这个寂静的小镇成为闹市。
  2. Stan stared for hours at the quiescent scene of the Japanese rock garden.斯坦盯着这座宁静的日本岩石花园看了好几个小时。
  3. the black holes in our galaxy and others are quiescent.我们星系和其他星系里的黑洞则是不活跃的。

词汇搭配

  • quiescent condition静态
  • quiescent tank静水沉淀池
  • quiescent layer静止层
  • quiescent prominence宁静日珥
  • quiescent region寂静区
  • quiescent period静止期间
  • quiescent current静态电流,无信号电流...
  • quiescent operation静态运用
  • quiescent settling静止(水)沉降(淀)...
  • quiescent state静态
  • quiescent carrier抑制载波
  • quiescent value静态值
  • quiescent point静点,静态工足,静态...
  • quiescent water静水
  • quiescent load静止进料,静载荷...
  • quiescent stage静止期,休眠期...
  • quiescent antenna沉静天线
  • quiescent cell休眠细胞

经典引文

  • In telling her the story he..released..the desire for her which had been quiescent before.

    出自:I. Murdoch
  • The ulcers had been quiescent for the past two weeks.

    出自:M. Flanagan
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