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

• 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。
• 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 grouping had in fact been created after the Asian financial crisis in 1997-98, but had largely languished since, its meetings attended by ministers and officials of decreasing seniority as time went on.
  事实上，该集团在1997-98年亚洲金融危机之后就已创建，但此后便日渐式微，随着时间的推移，出席G20会议的部长与官员的级别不断下降。
• 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。
• We all languished in the tropical climate.
  受热带气候影响，我们都变得倦怠乏力。
• 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。
• The company has long ceased to be seen as a top innovator and its stock has languished.
  另外雅虎早已失去了一流创新公司的地位，它的股市表现也一蹶不振。
• Crimean infrastructure and hotels have languished from a lack of investment.
  由于缺少投资，克里米亚当地许多基础设施和酒店正在老化衰败。
• He lost his accustomed vigor and languished in the troplcal climate.
  他失去了他惯有的活力，在热带气候中变得无精打采？
• Here we have languished, with no hope for release* No hope for justice.
  我们在这儿饱受摧残，没有获释的机会，更没有伸张正义的可能！