languish

languishlanguishD.J.:[ˈlæŋɡwiʃ]K.K.:[ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ]vi.1.■长期受苦, 受折磨2.■变得(越来越)衰弱3.■因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐

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languish['læŋɡwiʃ]vi.1.■失去活力；变得衰弱无力；枯萎，凋谢：The leaves languished from lack of water.树叶因缺水而枯萎。2.■受折磨；受苦；呻吟：to languish for years in poverty常年为贫穷所困3.■松懈，松弛，懈怠：Our vigilance never languished.我们的警惕性从来没有放松过。4.■焦虑，苦思；渴望：The mother languished for the sight of her daughter.母亲苦苦地渴望见到女儿。5.■显得亲切伤感的样子，做出含情脉脉的伤感之态：The girl languished at him with her staring eyes.女孩目不转睛呆呆地望着他。

languishlanguish[ˈlæŋɡwiʃ]vi.1.■变得衰弱无力; 失去活力; 失去兴趣2.■憔悴, 潦倒; (植物等)凋萎3.■焦思, 因渴望而苦恼(for)4.■松弛, 放松5.■作出惹人爱怜的倦态[伤感之态]languish for home因思家而憔悴His vigilance never languished.他的警觉从未松懈下来。His interest in the poetry has languished recently.最近他对诗歌的兴趣减退了。The flowers languished from lack of water.花因缺水而凋萎。

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词性变化languish[ˈlæŋɡwiʃ]n.1.■愁思伤感或亲切温柔的模样2.■憔悴

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继承用法languishern.languishment[ˈlæŋɡwɪʃmənt]n.