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。
• 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。
• He languished for the home he had been forced to leave.
  他因渴望被迫离开家而忧郁不快。
• 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。
• 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 interest in the poetry has languished recently.
  最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。
• She languished for her husband in the army.
  她苦思在军队服役的丈夫。
• 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。
• 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。
• He languished in poverty most of his life.
  他大半辈子在贫穷中呻吟。