languished
[ˈlæŋgwɪʃt]

v.

长期受苦( languish的过去式和过去分词 )；受折磨；变得（越来越）衰弱；因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐

英英释义

languish

• v.
  • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

    同义词：pine awaywaste

  • have a desire for something or someone who is not present

    同义词：acheyearnyenpine

  • become feeble

    "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

    同义词：fade

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. Shares now languish around $13 per share.
   股价现在衰弱到了每股%2413左右。
2. The housing market continues to languish.
   房地产市场继续低迷。
3. My interest in music has languished slightly.
   我对音乐的兴趣有点减退。
4. The flower languished from lack of water.
   花因缺水而枯萎。
5. The children soon began to languish in the heat.
   孩子们很快就热得懒洋洋的了.
6. In the Tower of London,prisoners used to languish in chains,cold,and darkness.
   过去，在伦敦塔里的囚犯受到镣铐、寒冷和阴暗的折磨。
7. They themselves shall be like watered gardens, never again shall they languish.
   他们的心灵要好象受灌溉的田园，再也不感憔悴。

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