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

• He languished for the home he had been forced to leave.
  他因渴望被迫离开家而忧郁不快。
• 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。
• The innocent man languished in prison for twenty years.
  那无辜的人在20年的监狱生活中变得衰弱无力。
• 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。
• However, the proposal has languished in Congress.
  然而，这一提议在美国国会已经没戏了。
• 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。
• She languished for her husband in the army.
  她苦思在军队服役的丈夫。
• 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。
• 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。
• After his death optics again languished.
  他死后，光学又衰落了。