languished

英 [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃt]

美 [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃt]

v.  被迫滞留; 长期受苦; 受煎熬; 变得衰弱; 未能取得进展
languish的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB （被迫）受苦，受折磨
  If someonelanguishessomewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.
  1. Pollard continues to languish in prison...
     波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。
  2. No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement.
     无人清楚如今有多少难民在到处流浪，或有多少人流离失所，在难民营里受苦。
• VERB 中落；衰败；衰落
  If somethinglanguishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.
  1. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished...
     没有了创始人的斗志与指引，公司逐渐走向没落。
  2. New products languish on the drawing board.
     新产品在计划阶段即告失败。

双语例句

• She languished for her children who had migrated to Australia.
  她苦苦思念着移居澳大利亚的儿女。
• The USA languished in 13th, while Britain was 29th-the lowest of the pre-expansion EU nations.
  美国退到了第13位，而英国仅列第29位，是欧盟东扩之前的成员国中排名最靠后的。
• Business languished, and she hung out a Room to Let card.
  生意冷清，她挂出了“出租房屋”的招牌。
• I am bound to admit that conversations and amusement languished during the day.
  我不得不承认，当天的谈话和消遣都索然无味。
• After his death optics again languished.
  他死后，光学又衰落了。
• His interest in the poetry has languished recently.
  最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。
• Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished
  没有了创始人的斗志与指引，公司逐渐走向没落。
• His vigilance never languished.
  他的警觉从未松懈下来。
• My interest in the subject has greatly languished.
  我对这一问题的兴趣大大减退了。
• She languished for her husband in the army.
  她苦思在军队服役的丈夫。