languish

v.衰弱无力；失去活力；受苦；憔悴 副词：languishingly名词：languisher过去式：languished过去分词：languished现在分词：languishing第三人称单数：languishes

languish

Verb

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief;

"After her hu***and died, she just pined away"

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

"She ached for a cigarette"
"I am pining for my lover"

become feeble;

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

languish例句

用作动词(v.)

Shares now languish around $13 per share.
股价现在衰弱到了每股%2413左右。

The housing market continues to languish.
房地产市场继续低迷。

My interest in music has languished slightly.
我对音乐的兴趣有点减退。

The flower languished from lack of water.
花因缺水而枯萎。

The children soon began to languish in the heat.
孩子们很快就热得懒洋洋的了.

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。

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。

languish近义词

weaken fail pine flag decline diminish grieve sink pine away suffer deteriorate fade away long for teeter ebb fade droop devitalize sag yield wither abate wilt dwindle abandoned rot fag exhaust fatigue enfeeble weary debilitate tire enervate sicken repine bewail drop lament sigh bemoan fall swoon mope mourn stagger despond collapse sulk sleep despair covet lessen drowse go downhill listless pine for yearn for downhill hunger for thirst for yearn go die for cry for pant for grow waste give yen lose heart heart give up ache lower lose up hunger pant for die rave cry thirst inspire encourage