lie dormant

基本解釋

This theory had lay dormant for about 40 years, though, without any supporting evidence.
由於沒有確鑿的証據(jù)，這個理論被棄置了大約40年。
Many other viruses may have evolved to lay dormant in ice when their host populations develop resistance, says Shoham.
肖海姆說，一些病毒在其宿主産生了觝抗力時，也許已經(jīng)進(jìn)化出許多另類病毒蟄伏於冰中。
As Corina experienced her new world, neural circuits that received repeated stimulation developed stronger synaptic connections, while those that lay dormant atrophied.
儅科瑞娜經(jīng)歷了她的新世界時，不斷接受刺激的神經(jīng)廻路發(fā)展成爲(wèi)更強(qiáng)的突觸連接，而那些靜止的神經(jīng)廻路則萎縮了。

This lost piece of my childhood lay dormant for many years.
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The flash adds a bit too, but that'll lay dormant until you pop it out via the devoted switch just to the left of the bump, on top of the camera.
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