🇬🇧🇨🇳 dormancy - 休眠 : English Lesson

Meaning of "dormancy" ("休眠"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Dormancy is a time when a living thing, like a seed, tree, or some animals, goes into a deep, quiet rest and stops growing or moving much, usually to save energy until the weather or conditions are better.

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The volcano said, “Relax, I’m just in dormancy,” and the villagers said, “Please stay that way forever.”

Our class plant went into dormancy, and even motivational posters couldn’t convince it to grow.

The lizard entered dormancy and put a tiny ‘Do Not Disturb’ sticker on its rock.

The tortoise entered dormancy and told everyone, “Wake me only for snacks or the end of the world.”

Many seeds can stay in dormancy for years—like plant time-travelers napping through history until they finally feel like waking up and sprouting.

In the orchard, dormancy wrapped the trees; dormancy sealed the buds, dormancy slowed the sap, dormancy made the garden quiet. She covered roots and waited, feeling strange calm in dormancy, until a warm morning cracked the soil and the first green sighed awake with joy. She touched the cold bark and smiled.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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