| 释义 |
languish | BrE ˈlaŋɡwɪʃ, AmE ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ | intransitive verb ① (lose vitality) «person, organization» 失去活力 shīqù huólì ▸ to languish in the heat 热得懒洋洋的 ▸ the motor industry languished for years because of lack of investment 多年来汽车业由于缺少投资而停滞不前 ② (remain neglected) «person» 被忽视 bèi hūshì ▸ a composer who languished in obscurity all his life 一生默默无闻的作曲家 ③ (suffer hardship) «person, population» 受苦 shòukǔ ▸ to languish in …; 在…中受苦 ‹prison, poverty›▸ to languish under sth; 受某事物的煎熬 ▸ a country languishing under foreign domination 在外国统治下饱受煎熬的国家 |