languishing

英 [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ]

v.  被迫滞留; 长期受苦; 受煎熬; 变得衰弱; 未能取得进展
languish的现在分词

现在分词：languishing　

COCA.43066

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

• I press her Hand gently, look Languishing down.
  我温柔地紧握她的手，深情地向下看。
• She has been languishing for love and sympathy.
  她一直因渴望爱情和同情而烦恼。
• While it is flirting with$ 100, West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, is languishing.
  在它逼近100美元关口的同时，美国基准的西德州中质油价格却在逐步下滑。
• 'Languishing in that valley wasn't a viable option, so I just soldiered on,' he says.
  他说：在那个山谷中煎熬不是个可行的办法，所以我就选择了直面困难。
• He languished for her love and gave her languishing looks.
  他因渴望得到她的爱而变得憔悴，并经常向她投去郁郁不乐的目光。
• Pabst still brewed a small amount of gansett each year, but the brand was languishing.
  pabst每年仍酿造少量的gansett啤酒，但该品牌正日趋式微。
• You definitely do not want a home languishing on the market.
  你绝对不想要一个家黯淡的市场前景。
• Which of these countries has a mercy-killing doctor now languishing in its jails?
  但是，在上述那个国家有医生因为实施安乐死而在监狱里服刑呢？
• The young singer is languishing for praise.
  年轻的歌手正为想得到赞扬而犯愁。
• He lies languishing of wounds.
  他伤痛缠身，躺在床上。