不及物动词

1. The flowers languished from lack of water.
花因缺水而凋萎。

2. We all languished in the tropical climate.
受热带气候影响，我们都变得倦怠乏力。

3. She languished for her children who had migrated to Australia.
她苦苦思念着移居澳大利亚的儿女。

4. His interest in the poetry has languished recently.
最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。

5. His vigilance never languished.
他的警觉从未松懈下来。

1. 衰弱：一再填充才相关(affiliate),向下五度才偏离(deviate),一再离开得减轻(alleviate)重画只能放弃(relinquish),完成才会征服(vanquish),生气才会痛苦(anguish),懒鬼才会衰弱(languish)表达清楚有艺术(articulate),

2. 憔悴：languish for 因渴望而苦恼 | languish 憔悴 | languisher 衰弱者

3. 凋谢;憔悴：language 语言 | languish 凋谢;憔悴 | lantern 灯笼

4. 憔悴,凋萎,衰弱 anguish 使极为痛苦：unflappable 不慌张的,镇定的,flap 拍打 | languish 憔悴,凋萎,衰弱 anguish 使极为痛苦 | spleen 脾脏,坏脾气

1. （被迫）受苦，受折磨
If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.

e.g. Pollard continues to languish in prison...
波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。
e.g. No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement.
无人清楚如今有多少难民在到处流浪，或有多少人流离失所，在难民营里受苦。

2. 中落；衰败；衰落
If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.

e.g. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished...
没有了创始人的斗志与指引，公司逐渐走向没落。
e.g. New products languish on the drawing board.
新产品在计划阶段即告失败。

verb

1. become feeble

e.g. The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon

Synonym: fade

2. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

e.g. After her husband died, she just pined away

Synonym: pine awaywaste

3. have a desire for something or someone who is not present

e.g. She ached for a cigarette
I am pining for my lover

Synonym: acheyearnyenpine