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

• A few rich people enjoyed western consumer lifestyles while the majority languished in poverty.
  一些阔人享受西方高消费生活方式，而大部分人则在贫困中受苦。
• His vigilance never languished.
  他的警觉从未松懈下来。
• However, the proposal has languished in Congress.
  然而，这一提议在美国国会已经没戏了。
• He languished for his wife and children on the other side of the world.
  他苦苦地思念在地球另一边的妻。
• 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 children who had migrated to Australia.
  她苦苦思念着移居澳大利亚的儿女。
• Research and development in insect biology and insect resistant plants languished during this period.
  这一时期昆虫生物学和抗虫植物的研究和发展很不景气。
• His interest in the poetry has languished recently.
  最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。
• We all languished in the tropical climate.
  受热带气候影响，我们都变得倦怠乏力。
• After his death optics again languished.
  他死后，光学又衰落了。