languish

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. intransitive
    — We […] do languish of such diseases.
  2. To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. intransitive
    — He languished without his girlfriend.
  3. To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. intransitive
    — He languished in prison for years.
  4. To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. intransitive
    — The case languished for years before coming to trial.
  5. To make weak; to weaken, devastate. obsolete,transitive
  6. To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously. archaic,intransitive
    — He is an excellent young man, and will suit Harriet exactly: it will be an "exactly so," as he says himself; but he does sigh and languish, and study for compliments rather more than I could endure as a principal.

词形变化

languishes present,singular,third-person languishing participle,present languished participle,past languished past

词汇关系

衍生词
languisher languishment languishness
相关词
languid languor languorous

词源

From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”).
: Compare languor, languid and lax.
: Cognate with slack.
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