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Translations for „moribund“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary (Go to Chinese » English)

moribund [ˈmɒrıbʌnd] ADJ

moribund
moribund
▶ moribundity [ˌmɒrıˈbʌndətı] N
▶ moribundly ADV

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The assumption was an attempt to restore dignity to an ailing, moribund body; polemic with the official image of a healthy, strong, and beautiful body.
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The larva feed inside the host until ready to pupate; by then the host is generally either dead or moribund.
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When lobsters are moribund, they may lie on their sides, and frequently lose appendages.
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Actually, older speakers were recorded to vary between r and j, but at that point the dialect was moribund.
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The same year, police resurrected a moribund law against driving over grassland in order to levy fines against festival goers in motorised transport.
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They are now considered moribund languages, remembered by older signers but no longer used for daily conversation.
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It is uncertain how many speakers survive -- the dialect could be moribund.
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The increasingly moribund project was finally shelved that same year after some $2 billion of expenditure.
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Others say that he was brought in to breathe new life into the moribund and unprofitable operation.
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The result was a moribund and peaceful environment until the 1990s.
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