英语释义

1. to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
Plants languish in the drought.

2. to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality
languished in prison for ten years

3. to become dispirited

4. to suffer neglect
the bill languished in the Senate for eight months

5. to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy
languished at him through screwed-up eyes
— Edith Wharton

6. to continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant or unwanted situation

7. to be or become weak, dull, or listless
“I don't feel good at all. I think I'm languishing …”
— E. B. White, Charlotte's Web

8. to continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant or unwanted situation
The innocent man languished in prison.

片语

languishing in my heart内心的煎熬

anxious焦虑的；担忧的；渴望的；急切的

desired渴望，期望；被（某人）吸引，对……产生性欲；要求，恳求（desire 的过去式和过去分词）

Languishing wait煎熬的等待

languishing love苦恋

a languishing sigh博人同情的叹息

be languishing日渐衰弱

hungry饑饿的；渴望的；荒年的；不毛的

eager(Eager)人名；(英)伊格

Languishing Dreams梦里相思

flourishing versus languishing developed茂盛对被开发的衰弱

languishing at the splendid moment在最美的一剎那凋落

sick厌恶的；病态的；不舒服；渴望的；恶心的 ；生病的

英汉例句

• many officers, including several retired generals, are languishing in jail in connection with the so-called ergenekon trial of a group of would-be coup plotters.

  许多官员，包括几位已退休将军因涉嫌所谓的埃尔盖内孔事件或者说一系列的政变策划事件正在饱受牢狱之苦。

• the banner and the dwindling numbers of traders here attest to an immigration crackdown that has alienated many and left young men injured and languishing in detention, community leaders say.

  某社团的负责人说：「这个标语和锐减的商人证明了移民被排挤的事实，许多被孤立，年轻人受到伤害并饱受拘留的痛苦。

• that is because most gamers have a pile of unfinished games languishing next to their consoles.

  这是因为大多数游戏玩家的游戏手柄旁摊着成堆的没有打完的游戏。

• with his popularity languishing near an all-time low, he may gain nothing from sticking firmly to his plans despite the howl of protests, but he has almost nothing to lose either.

  在他的支持率持续走低的时候，他如果不顾抗议者的怒吼坚持改革计划也许什么好处也捞不到，但是，他也没有什么好输的了。

• and in many cases the alternative to adoption by a gay couple (or a single parent) is languishing in care.

  此外，很多情况下，由同性配偶（或单亲）收养之外的方式都疏于照料。

• the soldier is lying on the bed, languishing of wounds.

  士兵躺在床上，伤痛难熬。

• after languishing unused, the oral drug now costs more than the injected one.

  越来越不习惯过后，口服药剂现在的花费已经高于注射。

• timmer explained that the global economy was going through “a perfect storm,」 with the global recession, the credit crunch, and languishing confidence working together in a very negative dynamic.

  蒂莫解释说，全球经济正在经历一场「完美风暴」，全球衰退、信贷紧缩、信心低落，这些因素共同作用，形成一股非常消极的动力。

• many potential students are languishing at home, and will miss out on university places this autumn unless they receive visas in the next few days.

  很多潜在的留学生在家苦苦煎熬，除非在接下来的几天能拿到签证，否则他们就会错过秋季入学的机会了。

• and if those in the field do find themselves languishing in the trough of disillusionment, they could take some encouragement from faraday himself.

  如果从事该领域的公司发现自己正处于所谓幻想破灭的煎熬，他们就要像法拉第一样鼓励自己。

• the difference between a languishing nation and one that will flourish is the recognition that we need equal access to education for both boys and girls.

  一个日趋衰弱的国家与一个强盛的国家的区别就是其中的男孩和女孩是否有平等受教育的机会。

• putting greece, spain and the other countries that are languishing back to work would do more to restore fiscal order than all the speeches and austerity measures combined.

  让衰退中的希腊、西班牙和其他国家重回正常轨道比所有的演说和财政紧缩措施相结合更能恢复财政秩序。

• the graveyard was on a hillside, languishing beneath a chemical works, overgrown and crowded with cracked gravestones.

  墓地在山坡上，毫无生气的位于一家化工厂下面，杂草丛生，满是断裂的墓碑。

• he is still languishing in detention after three months, while investigators probe allegations of bribery and irregular share trading.

  三个月过去了，黄光裕在押，而检方仍在调查对其做出的「行贿」和「非法股票交易」等罪名的指控。

• the delicate balance is almost impossible: keep just enough in stock to service customers promptly and fulfill orders, yet not so much that product is left languishing on the shelf.

  精确的平衡是几乎不存在的：只要让你的库存能够满足客户的需求足够备货就好了，但是也不要让多余的产品在储货架上久放着。

• its proposal has been languishing at the office of management and budget.

  然而，此项建议却不被行政管理与预算局所重视。

• for shell, exxon et al to hoard oil underground would be to leave billions of dollars of investment languishing unused.

  对于壳牌，埃克森等石油公司囤积石油在地下无异于将数亿计的美元投资放置不用。

• still languishing inside various jails are 61 of the 75 dissidents who were arrested in march 2003 during an unprecedented clampdown on political opponents.

  在2003年3月在一次前所未有的对政治反对派的取缔中被捕的75名异议者中还有61名仍然在监狱中煎熬。

• the summer programs help keep kids from being stuck at home in front of a tv or languishing on a street corner.

  这个暑期项目帮助儿童远离那种一直在家坐在电视机前看电视或在街道的拐角处受冷落的状况。

相似词

ailing使生病，使不适；困扰，苦恼（ail 的现在分词）