languish

[US]/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 长期受苦,受折磨变得衰弱,变得憔悴或不乐。
Word Forms
现在分词languishing
过去式languished
过去分词languished
复数languishes
第三人称单数languishes

Phrases & Collocations

languishing in prison

在监狱中受苦

languishing economy

萎靡不振的经济

Example Sentences

languish for home and family.

苦苦思念家和家庭

to languish in enemy prison

在敌人监狱中备受折磨

legislation that continued to languish in committee.

在这个委员会里继续被搁置的方法

Our project languished during the holidays.

我们的计划在假期间推动得松懈了。

plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant.

植物可能只是因休眠而显得无精打采。

Kelso languish near the bottom of the Scottish First Division.

凯尔索队在苏格兰甲级联赛榜尾徘徊。

she still languished after Richard.

她还在苦苦思恋着理查德。

The flowers languished from lack of water.

花因缺水而凋萎。

He languished after his dog died.

他狗死之后,人憔悴了。

he has been languishing in a Mexican jail since 1974.

1974年以来他一直在墨西哥一监狱中受折磨。

he languished in jail refusing, as a point of honour, to talk.

他在监狱中受尽折磨,但出于荣誉拒绝说话。

His interest in the poetry has languished recently.

最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。

During this period nontrade creditors, like bank debt and bond holders, languish in uncertainty as to what will happen to their investment.

在此期间﹐无权参与交易的债权人﹐如银行债券的持有者会对他们的投资所存在的不确定性感到心力交瘁。

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