languish

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languish
/`laŋgwɪʃ/
(过去式: languished; 过去完成式: languished; 现在进行式: languishing; 第三人称单数: languishes)
v.i.
To become weak or spiritless pine away. 萎靡;失神;憔悴。
- He lost his accustomed vigor and languished in the tropical climate. 他在热带气候下失去惯有的活力而变得无精打采。
To assume a look of melancholy. 面露忧伤。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
languish
/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
vi.
1. (suffer neglect) 受苦;遭冷落
- 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。
- 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。
- New products languish on the drawing board. 新产品停留在设计阶段无人理睬。
to languish in jail 在监牢里熬日子
- He languished in jail for twenty years. 他在监狱里苦苦熬了二十年。
2. (grow weaker) 变衰弱;丧失活力
- 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。
- 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。
3. (make no progress) 停滞不前
- The case languished for four years. 这个案件四年里毫无进展。
4. <古或诗> (pine) (因思念或焦虑而)憔悴, 消瘦, 萎靡
- I sigh'd for fame, I languished for renown. 我追求声名, 却为荣誉所累。
idiom:
to languish in obscurity 默默无闻;沉寂
- 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。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
languish
vi. 憔悴,凋萎,衰退,苦思
【根】-ish 表“做~”的意思
- 英语>简体中文, 英文字根词典
languish
v.intr.(不及物动词) lan.guished, lan.guish.ing, lan.guish.es
1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor. 衰弱:变得软弱或脆弱;失去力量或活力
2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions. 憔悴:存在于或继续处于悲惨或沮丧的境况中
3. To remain unattended or be neglected: 被冷落:未被注意或被忽视:
- legislation that continued to languish in committee. 在这个委员会里继续被搁置的方法
4. To become downcast; pine: 渴望:变得萎靡不振的;渴望:
- languish for home and family. 苦苦思念家和家庭
5. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy. 表现出惹人爱怜的倦态:做出渴望的或疲倦的神态,尤其是为了赢得同情
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
languish
vt. 衰弱,疲倦,萧条
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
languish
vi.
长期受苦, 受折磨
变得(越来越)衰弱
因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
languish1
(verb 动词)
失去活力
He languished after his dog died. 他狗死之后,人憔悴了。
Our project languished during the holidays. 我们的计划在假期间推动得松懈了。
SYNONYM 同义词:become languid [SEE参阅 languid] , decline, flag,lose momentum, mope, pine, slow down, stagnate,suffer, sulk, waste away, weaken, wither.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅flourish verb 动词.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
languish1
vi.
变得衰弱无力; 失去活力; 失去兴趣
憔悴, 潦倒; (植物等)凋萎
焦思, 因渴望而苦恼(for)
松弛, 放松
作出惹人爱怜的倦态[伤感之态]
- languish for home 因思家而憔悴
- His vigilance never languished. 他的警觉从未松懈下来。
- His interest in the poetry has languished recently. 最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。
- The flowers languished from lack of water. 花因缺水而凋萎。
languish2
n.
愁思伤感或亲切温柔的模样
憔悴

继承用法
languisher
n.
languishment
n.
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
languish
v 衰弱;萎靡不振=pine
【記】langui拼:懶鬼-衰弱;萎靡不振
【反】thrive(v 興旺;旺盛)
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
languish
/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
(languishing, languished,languishes)
1. 不及物动词 If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. 受折磨
- Pollard continues to languish in prison. 波拉德继续在牢里受折磨。
2. 不及物动词 If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties. (由于不努力或困难太多) 未成功
- Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished. 由于没有创始人的干劲和指导,这家公司逐渐衰败了。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典