languish
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ]
- 美式音标 [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ]
- 国际音标 ['læŋɡwiʃ]
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基本解释
- v.衰弱无力;失去活力;受苦;憔悴
词根记忆
- lang(虚弱) + uish→变虚弱→憔悴;枯萎
- lang(松弛) + uish→衰弱
- langu(松弛,倦怠) + ish→憔悴
英汉例句
- Pollard continues to languish in prison.
波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。 - She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被继续囚禁在一所外国的监狱里。 - New inventions often languish in the laboratory for years.
新的发明总会在实验室里多年无人问津. - She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被继续囚禁在一所外国的监狱里。 - 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。
英英字典
- to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time
- If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.
- If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.
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专业释义
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