languish

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vi. 憔悴, 凋萎, 苦思

发音

其它 /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

词形变化

languished languishes 三单 languishes languishest languisheth languishing languisht languishing 现在分词 languished 过去式 languished 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

憔悴；凋萎；失去活力；苦思

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.

    憔悴

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.

    不及物

    He languished without his girlfriend.

  3. 3.

    To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.

    不及物

    He languished in prison for years.

  4. 4.

    To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.

    不及物

    The case languished for years before coming to trial.

  5. 5.

    To make weak; to weaken, devastate.

    废旧 及物
  6. 6.

    To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.

    古体 不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

waste yen pine fade ache yearn pine away

上位词 8

long drop degenerate weaken yearn deteriorate devolve hanker

下位词 1

die

词源

From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”). : Compare languor and lax. : Cognate with slack.

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