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

• Its cars languished in port for three months before the firm succumbed to a deal.
  这批汽车被海关扣押了三个月，直到该公司向这一法案屈服。
• 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。
• His interest in the poetry has languished recently.
  最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。
• 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。
• His vigilance never languished.
  他的警觉从未松懈下来。
• After his death optics again languished.
  他死后，光学又衰落了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Crimean infrastructure and hotels have languished from a lack of investment.
  由于缺少投资，克里米亚当地许多基础设施和酒店正在老化衰败。
• I languished day by day like the leaves decreasing from the trees day by day in the advance autumn.
  我一天天憔悴了下去，如同提前到来的秋天里一天天减少的叶子。