languish

['læŋgwiʃ]

v.衰弱无力, 失去活力, 受苦, 憔悴

vi.

1. 变得无生气, 衰弱

We all languished in the tropical climate.

受热带气候影响, 我们都变得倦怠乏力。

2. (植物等)凋萎

3. 长期受苦

He languished in poverty most of his life.

他大半辈子在贫穷中呻吟。

4. 焦思, 因渴望而苦恼[(+for)]

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。

词形变化

副词: languishingly | 名词: languisher | 动词过去式: languished | 动词过去分词: languished | 动词现在分词: languishing | 动词第三人称单数: languishes |

词义辨析

同义:

v.变得衰弱无力, 失去活力

droop  fade  fail  wilt  weaken  decline  sag  yield  devitalize  enfeeble  debilitate  enervate  fag  weary  tire  exhaust  fatigue  flag  grow listless  wither  ebb  sicken  go downhill

v.晕厥, 昏倒, 困倦

drop  sink  stagger  swoon  fall  sleep  collapse

v.凋萎, 衰败

rot  ebb  abate  dwindle  diminish  abandoned

v.渴望, 焦思

pine for  yearn for  hunger for  thirst for  die for  cry for  pant for  rave for  covet

v.悲痛, 伤心, 绝望, 忧郁, 作出令人爱怜的倦态

grieve  mourn  lament  repine  pine  bewail  bemoan  despond  despair  lose heart  give up  mope  sigh  sulk  

同义参见:

lower  drowse  lessen  wilt  

反义:

vi.衰弱; 受折磨; 渴望

encourage  inspire  thrive  flourish  satiate  

英英释义

动词 languish:

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

同义词：pine away, waste

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

同义词：ache, yearn, yen, pine

become feeble

同义词：fade

短语词组

languish for

1. 苦思

He languished for home.

他苦苦地思念家乡。

补充

languishlanguish英:[ˈlæŋɡwiʃ] 美:[ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ]vi.1.长期受苦, 受折磨2.变得(越来越)衰弱3.因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐

例句

1. Still in 1959 there were thousands of people languishing in camps in Europe.到1959年, 仍有数千人在欧洲的难民营里受苦。 2. Thousands of patients are being left to languish in hospital beds.数千病人被丢在医院病床上慢慢等死。 3. New products languish on the drawing board.新产品停留在设计阶段无人理睬。 4. He languished in jail for twenty years.他在监狱里苦苦熬了二十年。 5. The economy will continue to languish until the public regains confidence.经济状况将继续低迷, 直到公众恢复信心为止。 6. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished.没有了创始人的斗志和指引, 这家企业慢慢走向了衰落。 7. The case languished for four years.这个案件四年里毫无进展。 8. I sigh'd for fame, I languished for renown.我追求声名, 却为荣誉所累。 9. J. S. Bach's music languished in almost complete obscurity for a century.巴赫的音乐在一个世纪里几乎不被人知。 10. The leaves languished from lack of water.树叶因缺水而枯萎。 11. to languish for years in poverty常年为贫穷所困 12. Our vigilance never languished.我们的警惕性从来没有放松过。 13. The mother languished for the sight of her daughter.母亲苦苦地渴望见到女儿。 14. The girl languished at him with her staring eyes.女孩目不转睛呆呆地望着他。 15. plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant.植物可能只是因休眠而显得无精打采。 16. Kelso languish near the bottom of the Scottish First Division.凯尔索队在苏格兰甲级联赛榜尾徘徊。 17. she still languished after Richard.她还在苦苦思恋着理查德。 18. when a visitor comes in, she smiles and languishes.有客来访时，她先笑一笑，继而愁容满面。 19. he has been languishing in a Mexican jail since 1974.1974年以来他一直在墨西哥一监狱中受折磨。 20. The bill languished in the Senate for months.这一议案在参议院被搁置了数月。 21. She languished in obscurity for many years until the success of her novel made her famous.她多年来默默无闻，直到她的小说畅销才出了名。 22. an innocent man who has been languishing in prison for years被囚禁多年的无辜者