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单词 languish
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languish
læŋgwɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʃ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense languishes, present participle languishing, past tense , past participle languished
1 VERB (被迫)受苦,受折磨 If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. (被迫)受苦,受折磨
  • Pollard continues to languish in prison. [VERB prep./adv.]

    波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。

  • No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement. [VERB prep./adv.]

    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。

SYN decline, waste away, fade away, wither away
2 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. 中落;衰败;衰落
  • Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished. [VERB]

    没有了创始人的斗志与指引,公司逐渐走向没落。

  • New products languish on the drawing board. [VERB]

    新产品在计划阶段即告失败。

SYN waste away, suffer, rot, be abandoned
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