languish

[美國]/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
[英國]/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

vi. 長期受苦,受折磨變得衰弱,變得憔悴或不樂。
Word Forms
現在分詞languishing
過去式languished
過去分詞languished
複數languishes
第三人稱單數languishes

短語搭配

languishing in prison

在監獄中受苦

languishing economy

萎靡不振的經濟

例句

languish for home and family.

苦苦思念家和家庭

to languish in enemy prison

在敵人監獄中備受折磨

legislation that continued to languish in committee.

在這個委員會里繼續被擱置的方法

Our project languished during the holidays.

我們的計劃在假期間推動得鬆懈了。

plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant.

植物可能只是因休眠而顯得無精打采。

Kelso languish near the bottom of the Scottish First Division.

凱爾索隊在蘇格蘭甲級聯賽榜尾徘徊。

she still languished after Richard.

她還在苦苦思戀着理查德。

The flowers languished from lack of water.

花因缺水而凋萎。

He languished after his dog died.

他狗死之後,人憔悴了。

he has been languishing in a Mexican jail since 1974.

1974年以來他一直在墨西哥一監獄中受折磨。

he languished in jail refusing, as a point of honour, to talk.

他在監獄中受盡折磨,但出於榮譽拒絕說話。

His interest in the poetry has languished recently.

最近他對詩歌的興趣減退了。

During this period nontrade creditors, like bank debt and bond holders, languish in uncertainty as to what will happen to their investment.

在此期間﹐無權參與交易的債權人﹐如銀行債券的持有者會對他們的投資所存在的不確定性感到心力交瘁。

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