音标：[ˈlæŋgwɪʃiz] ；

v. 长期受苦( languish的第三人称单数 ); 受折磨; 变得（越来越）衰弱; 因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐

v lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
v have a desire for something or someone who is not present
v become feeble

languish的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词(v.)

Shares now languish around $13 per share.股价现在衰弱到了每股%2413左右。
The housing market continues to languish.房地产市场继续低迷。
My interest in music has languished slightly.我对音乐的兴趣有点减退。
The flower languished from lack of water.花因缺水而枯萎。
The children soon began to languish in the heat.孩子们很快就热得懒洋洋的了.
In the Tower of London,prisoners used to languish in chains,cold,and darkness.过去，在伦敦塔里的囚犯受到镣铐、寒冷和阴暗的折磨。
They themselves shall be like watered gardens, never again shall they languish.他们的心灵要好象受灌溉的田园，再也不感憔悴。

词汇搭配

languish for因渴望而苦恼...

经典引文

The patient..is languishing in a semi-conscious state.
出自：E. Jones

【近义词】

weaken使 ... 弱，削弱...
fail失败
pine松树
flag旗
decline下降
diminish减少
grieve使伤心
sink下沉
pine away消瘦
suffer遭受
deteriorate恶化
fade away逐渐消失
long for渴望
teeter摇摆
ebb退潮
fade逐渐消失
droop低垂
devitalize夺去生命
sag下垂
yield生产
wither枯萎，干枯
abate缓和
wilt（使)枯萎
dwindle减少
abandoned被抛弃的
rot腐烂
fag(尤英）苦工...
exhaust使筋疲力尽
fatigue疲劳
enfeeble使衰弱
weary疲倦的
debilitate 使 ... 衰弱
tire轮胎
enervate无力的
sicken患病
repine不满
bewail哀悼
drop落下
lament悲叹
sigh叹气
bemoan悲叹
fall落下
swoon晕倒
mope抑郁不乐
mourn哀悼
stagger蹒跚
despond沮丧
collapse（使）倒塌
sulk不高兴
sleep睡觉
despair绝望
covet觊觎
lessen减少
drowse打瞌睡
go downhill变坏(每况愈下...
listless无精打采的
pine for渴望
yearn for渴望
downhill向山下
hunger for渴望
thirst for非常想望
yearn渴望
go去
die for为了 ... 而死...
cry for哭着要, 恳求, 迫切要...
pant for渴望
grow增加
waste废物
give给
yen日元
lose heart丧失勇气
heart心
give up放弃
ache痛
lower低的
lose丢失
up向上
hunger 饥饿
pant喘息
for为
die死
rave极力赞扬
cry哭
thirst渴望

【反义词】

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