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Languish Verb 英[ˈlæŋgwɪʃ 美[ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ Vi.憔悴,潦倒;(草木等)凋萎;失去活力;烦恼,焦思;N.憔悴;惹人怜爱的感伤模样[倦态等];脉脉含情 被迫)受苦,受折磨 Forced Remain

单词 languish
音标
英[ˈlæŋgwɪʃ] 美[ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ]
解释
vi.憔悴,潦倒;(草木等)凋萎;失去活力;烦恼,焦思;n.憔悴;惹人怜爱的感伤模样[倦态等];脉脉含情;
例句

VERB
(被迫)受苦,受折磨
If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.
例:Pollard continues to languish in prison...波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。
例: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 something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.
例: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。
例:New products languish on the drawing board.新产品在计划阶段即告失败。
变形
third:languishes~done:languished~ing:languishing~past:languished~

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