The tiger is dormant, waiting for its prey.

老虎蛰伏着，等待着猎物。

I suspect he has a dormant disease.

我怀疑他得了一种潜伏性的疾病。

Changbai Mountain in China is a dormant volcano.

中国的长白山是一座休眠火山。

The plants remain dormant all winter.

这些植物整个冬天都在休眠

During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.

冬天种子在土壤中休眠。

The pupae remain dormant in the soil until they emerge as adult moths in the winter.

蛹在土壤下休眠，直到冬季才变为成年的蛾飞出来。

In himself, too, he knew that it was vibrating at last, that chord hitherto dormant and unsuspected.

在他自己心里，他也知道那根弦终于在颤动了，那根弦一直蛰伏着，不曾被察觉。

A bland union of wills and ideas led to totalitarianism; a perfect Arcadia would reduce human talents to a dormant state.

意志与观念的平淡结合会导致极权主义；完美的世外桃源将降低人类的天赋到休眠状态。

Moving from spring to winter, active yang is inevitably followed by dormant yin.

春去冬来，阳盛不可避免地被伏阴所取代。