| 单词 | languish |
| 释义 | languish (læŋgwɪʃ ) Word forms: languishes , languishing , languished 1. verb If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. Pollard continues to languish in prison. [VERB preposition/adverb] No one knows for certain how many refugees languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: decline, waste away, fade away, wither away 2. verb If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished. [VERB] New products languish on the drawing board. [VERB] Synonyms: waste away, suffer, rot, be abandoned Translations: Chinese: 受折磨 Japanese: つらい生活をする |
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