verb · referring to a state of suspended biological activity or growth in organisms such as plants or seeds

许多植物在寒冷的冬季会进入休眠状态。

verb · referring to a volcano that is currently inactive but has the potential to erupt again

富士山被认为是一座休眠火山。

verb · a computing mode that saves the current system state to the hard drive and powers down

你可以将电脑设置为休眠模式以节省电量。