yī​tán​sǐ​shuǐ

stagnant water

  • created sense approved 一潭死水 · yī​tán​sǐ​shuǐ · stagnant water

    一潭死水

    yī​tán​sǐ​shuǐ

    stagnant water

    a pool of water that does not flow and often becomes foul or lifeless

    这口废弃的旧井里只剩下一潭死水。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 一潭死水 · yī​tán​sǐ​shuǐ · stagnation

    一潭死水

    yī​tán​sǐ​shuǐ

    stagnation

    a listless condition or a situation lacking in vitality, progress, and change

    如果没有创新,这个行业的发展就会变成一潭死水。

    idiom

    created sense