dormancy; hibernation; sleep mode
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to become dormant; to hibernate; (of living organisms) to suspend vital activities to adapt to environmental changes
Applies to both animals (hibernation) and plants (dormancy).
Xióng熊
zài在
dōng冬
jì季
xiū休
mián眠
，
zhí直
dào到
chūn春
tiān天
cái才
xǐng醒
lái来
。
Bears hibernate in winter and do not wake up until spring.
Zhè这
xiē些
zhí植
wù物
de的
zhǒng种
zi子
huì会
zài在
tǔ土
rǎng壤
lǐ里
xiū休
mián眠
shù数
yuè月
。
The seeds of these plants will lie dormant in the soil for months.
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Shé蛇
lèi类
tōng通
guò过
xiū休
mián眠
lái来
dù度
guò过
hán寒
lěng冷
de的
jì季
jié节
。
Snakes survive cold seasons by hibernating.
noun
sleep mode; standby mode (of computers and electronic devices)
technicalRefers to the power-saving state of modern electronics.
Diàn电
nǎo脑
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
bù不
yòng用
huì会
zì自
dòng动
jìn进
rù入
xiū休
mián眠
mó模
shì式
。
The computer will automatically enter sleep mode if left unused for a long time.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
shǒu手
jī机
de的
xiū休
mián眠
shí时
jiān间
shè设
zhì置
wéi为
wǔ五
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
Please set the phone's sleep timer to five minutes.