languish

简单释义：

n.憔悴；惹人怜爱的感伤模样[倦态等]；脉脉含情

v.被迫滞留；长期受苦；受煎熬；变得衰弱

网络凋萎；受折磨；失去活力

变形：

过去分词：languished  现在分词：languishing  第三人称单数：languishes  

完整释义：

v.

1.衰弱,疲倦
2.憔悴;潦倒
3.(草木等)凋萎
4.烦恼;焦思,渴望
5.(兴趣等)减弱,减少
6.作出楚楚动人的伤感之态[倦态等]
7.衰落,不景气;冷下去
8.一蹶不振;奄奄一息
9.索然无味
10.孕育

n.

1.憔悴
2.惹人怜爱的感伤模样[倦态等];脉脉含情

例句：

1. The earth dries up and withers , the world languishes and withers, the exalted of the earth languish .
   地上悲哀衰残，世界败落衰残；地上居高位的人也败落了。

2. For Somalis, the simple fact that pirates offer jobs is enough to gain their esteem, even as hostages languish on ships for months.
   对于索马里人而言尽管船上的人质因被挟持数月而憔悴，但海盗提供了许多就业机会，仅此一点就足以赢得他们的尊重。

3. Such services may languish until a more effective governance strategy can bring them into the light of day.
   在出台更有效的治理策略之前，这些服务可能会一直处于被搁置状态、永不见天日。

4. languish for her children who have migrate to Australia.
   她苦苦思念著移居澳大利亚的儿女。

5. Judah mourns , her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
   犹大悲哀，城门衰败。众人披上黑衣坐在地上。耶路撒冷的哀声上达。

6. With most of its earnings from exploring and producing, PetroChina is firmly out of favour as oil prices languish.
   由于中石油的大部分收益来自勘探和生产领域，因此随着油价下滑，该公司肯定会受到冷落。

7. Member states, which would have to approve any tariffs, could also press Mr De Gucht to let the file languish.
   开征关税必须得到欧盟成员国的拍板，这些成员国也可能对德古赫特施压，要求他搁置这件事。

8. We say we believe in equal opportunity but then stand idle while millions of American children languish in poverty.
   我们说相信机会是均等，结果却袖手旁观看着数百万美国孩子们在贫穷中憔悴。

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