休眠 (xiū mián) — (biology) to be dormant; to hibernate; (volcano) to be inactive; dormant; (computing) to hibernate; sleep mode
Definition
休眠 is a formal/technical verb for a sustained dormant state (biology, volcanoes, computing) — not everyday sleep (that's 睡眠), and not 沉睡, which adds a sense of deep, undisturbed sleep.
verb
(biology) to be dormantto hibernate(volcano) to be inactivedormant(computing) to hibernatesleep mode
Examples
- 休眠。Běi jí xióng zài hán lěng de dōng tiān huì jìn rù xiū mián zhuàng tài.Polar bears enter a dormant state during the cold winter.
- 休眠。Zhè zuò xiū mián huǒ shān yǐ jīng ān jìng le hěn duō nián.This dormant volcano has been quiet for many years.
- ，休眠。Lín shí bú yòng diàn nǎo shí, kě yǐ shè zhì xiū mián mó shì lái shěng diàn.When not using the computer temporarily, you can set hibernate mode to save power.
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