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

• Its cars languished in port for three months before the firm succumbed to a deal.
  这批汽车被海关扣押了三个月，直到该公司向这一法案屈服。
• She languished for her husband in the army.
  她苦思在军队服役的丈夫。
• 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。
• After his death optics again languished.
  他死后，光学又衰落了。
• He languished for his wife and children on the other side of the world.
  他苦苦地思念在地球另一边的妻。
• Here we have languished, with no hope for release* No hope for justice.
  我们在这儿饱受摧残，没有获释的机会，更没有伸张正义的可能！
• As a result, AOL has languished for the past decade and made a number of strategic missteps.
  结果，AOL十年来日见凋敝，且实施了许多错误战略步骤。
• 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。
• He languished in poverty most of his life.
  他大半辈子在贫穷中呻吟。
• The girl thereupon fell into such deep reflection that conversation languished.
  随即这个少女便陷入了沉思，于是谈话冷下去了。