languishing

英 [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ]

v.  被迫滞留; 长期受苦; 受煎熬; 变得衰弱; 未能取得进展
languish的现在分词

现在分词：languishing　

COCA.43066

柯林斯词典

• VERB （被迫）受苦，受折磨
  If someonelanguishessomewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.
  1. Pollard continues to languish in prison...
     波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。
  2. 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。
• VERB 中落；衰败；衰落
  If somethinglanguishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.
  1. 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。
  2. New products languish on the drawing board.
     新产品在计划阶段即告失败。

双语例句

• The young singer is languishing for praise.
  年轻的歌手正为想得到赞扬而犯愁。
• In spite of their best efforts, however, the dinner was a languishing affair.
  然而，尽管他们使尽浑身解数，宴会仍是索然无味。
• The UK, Italy and Japan are languishing far behind.
  英国、意大利和日本的产出则远低于危机前水平。
• I press her Hand gently, look Languishing down.
  我温柔地紧握她的手，深情地向下看。
• But the meetings occur at a time when the global economy and international trade are languishing.
  但是，坎昆会议召开的时机正值全球经济和国际贸易都趋向疲软。
• All these anxietys made mother look languishing.
  这些烦人的事使母亲看起。
• 'Languishing in that valley wasn't a viable option, so I just soldiered on,' he says.
  他说：在那个山谷中煎熬不是个可行的办法，所以我就选择了直面困难。
• He languished for her love and gave her languishing looks.
  他因渴望得到她的爱而变得憔悴，并经常向她投去郁郁不乐的目光。
• Pabst still brewed a small amount of gansett each year, but the brand was languishing.
  pabst每年仍酿造少量的gansett啤酒，但该品牌正日趋式微。
• Just as blogs flourish in the 24/ 7 news cycle, big media companies are languishing.
  在日夜不息的新闻圈内，博客时刻活跃着，大型媒体公司因此日渐衰落。