| 释义 |
pine away
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | pine away - lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"languish, wasteweaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
Translations
pine away
pine awayTo lapse into a period of intense depression or melancholy due to one's longing for or grief over someone or something. I stayed back in Seattle pining away, while she was over in Europe having the time of her life. My grandfather pined away for nearly a year after my grandmother died, until eventually his heart gave out and he passed away as well.See also: away, pinepine away (after someone or something)to waste away in melancholy and longing for someone or something. A year later, he was still pining away after Claire. Still, he is pining away.See also: away, pinepine away v. To wither or waste away from longing or grief: After its owner was killed, the old dog pined away and died.See also: away, pinepine away
Synonyms for pine awayverb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through griefSynonymsRelated Words |