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 difference between a languishing nation and one that will flourish is the recognition that we need equal access to education for both boys and girls.
  一个日趋衰弱的国家与一个强盛的国家的区别就是其中的男孩和女孩是否有平等受教育的机会。
• Thus, in the sale process, We not only languishing, developers greater psychological pressure.
  可见，在卖楼的过程中，受煎熬的不仅仅是我们，开发商的心理压力更大。
• And what was odd, with a languishing air, which she owed to her perusal of romances.
  并且说也奇怪，她老象有满腔心事似的，那是由于她多读了几回香艳小说。
• 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。
• But Germany, one of its biggest economic rivals, has again made steep progress after languishing well below the rich-country average in 2000.
  但是，作为英国最大的经济对手之一，德国学生的排名在2000年曾远远落后于富裕国家的平均水平，但他们此后取得了长足的进步。
• While the American spirit is languishing, a new European dream is being born, he wrote.
  里夫金写道：当美国精神正在疲倦枯萎之时，一个崭新的欧洲梦却正在诞生。
• 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。
• He is languishing for home.
  他苦思家乡。
• 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。