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    stative

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    sta·tive /ˈsteɪtɪv/ adjective technical  SLGa stative verb describes a state rather than an action or event, and is not usually used in progressive1(3) forms, for example ‘belong’ in the sentence ‘this book belongs to me’ 〔动词〕表示状态的 〔一般不用进行式，如 this book belongs to me 中的 belong〕
    sta·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable


    stative
    sta‧tive /ˈsteɪtɪv/ adjective technical
    a stative verb describes a state rather than an action or event, and is not usually used in progressive1(3) forms, for example ‘belong’ in the sentence ‘this book belongs to me’


    sta·tiveBrE /ˈsteɪtɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsteɪtɪv/ 🔊 adjective (linguistics 语言学) (of verbs 动词) describing a state rather than an action. Stative verbs (for example be, seem, understand, like, own) are not usually used in the progressive tenses. 表示状态的  ➡  compare dynamic adjective (4)