每日一词：stagnant

今天我们要学的词是 stagnant.[ˈstæɡnənt]

stagnant 的意思是停滞不前的。（形容词）

Although federal research funding has been stagnant over the past decade, U.S. universities and colleges remain at the leading edge of scientific innovation thanks to huge demand for expensive U.S. degrees from abroad.

尽管过去十年来联邦拨款的研究经费一直没有增加，但由于国外对昂贵的美国学位的巨大需求，美国的大学和学院仍处于科学创新的领先地位。

Despite gold prices reaching record levels amid the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for the precious metal from China, one of the world's biggest gold-consuming countries has remained relatively stagnant.

尽管在冠状病毒大流行期间黄金价格达到了创纪录的水平，但中国作为世界上最大的黄金消费国之一，对黄金的需求仍然相对停滞。