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

• 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。
• However, the proposal has languished in Congress.
  然而，这一提议在美国国会已经没戏了。
• 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。
• Philips also said that because of the negotiations languished in the TV industry plans to be sold has changed.
  飞利浦也表示，因谈判陷入胶著，电视事业出售计画可能生变。
• He languished in poverty most of his life.
  他大半辈子在贫穷中呻吟。
• After his death optics again languished.
  他死后，光学又衰落了。
• The company has long ceased to be seen as a top innovator and its stock has languished.
  另外雅虎早已失去了一流创新公司的地位，它的股市表现也一蹶不振。
• My interest in the subject has greatly languished.
  我对这一问题的兴趣大大减退了。
• The USA languished in 13th, while Britain was 29th-the lowest of the pre-expansion EU nations.
  美国退到了第13位，而英国仅列第29位，是欧盟东扩之前的成员国中排名最靠后的。
• I languished day by day like the leaves decreasing from the trees day by day in the advance autumn.
  我一天天憔悴了下去，如同提前到来的秋天里一天天减少的叶子。