英语词汇“languish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lan·guish

(lănggwĭsh)

intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es

1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor: crops languishing from a lack of rain.

2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.

3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.

4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine.

[Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin languēre, to be languid; see slēg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

languish·er n.

languish·ing·ly adv.

languish·ment n.

单词	languish
释义	lan·guish (lănggwĭsh) intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor: crops languishing from a lack of rain. 2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison. 3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee. 4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine. [Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin languēre, to be languid; see slēg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] languish·er n. languish·ing·ly adv. languish·ment n.
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