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单词 languish
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languishverb [ I ]

uk/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/us/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time:

After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.
He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years.
The ruling party is languishing in third place in the opinion polls.

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Existing and being

  • account for sth
  • alive
  • am
  • are
  • be
  • come
  • existent
  • extant
  • go
  • go back
  • have legs idiom
  • hood
  • leg
  • lie
  • lie in sth
  • live
  • lurk
  • obtain
  • run
  • stalk

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Lasting for a long time

languishverb [ I ]

us/ˈlæŋ·ɡwɪʃ/

to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time:

Members of Congress have introduced plans, but those have languished.

languishverb [ I ]

uk/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/us

to be weak or fail to improve:

Traditional industries continue to languish or disappear.
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