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

• However, the proposal has languished in Congress.
  然而，这一提议在美国国会已经没戏了。
• The innocent man languished in prison for twenty years.
  那无辜的人在20年的监狱生活中变得衰弱无力。
• After his death optics again languished.
  他死后，光学又衰落了。
• 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。
• His vigilance never languished.
  他的警觉从未松懈下来。
• I am bound to admit that conversations and amusement languished during the day.
  我不得不承认，当天的谈话和消遣都索然无味。
• My interest in the subject has greatly languished.
  我对这一问题的兴趣大大减退了。
• 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。
• He languished in poverty most of his life.
  他大半辈子在贫穷中呻吟。
• Crimean infrastructure and hotels have languished from a lack of investment.
  由于缺少投资，克里米亚当地许多基础设施和酒店正在老化衰败。