early 14c., "fail in strength, exhibit signs of approaching death," from languiss-, present participle stem of Old French languir "be listless, pine, grieve, fall ill," from Vulgar Latin *languire, from Latin languere "be weak or faint" (see lax). Weaker sense "be lovesick, grieve, lament, grow faint," is from mid-14c. Related: Languished; languishing.
雙語例句
1. Pollard continues to languish in prison.
波拉德繼續受牢獄之苦。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被繼續囚禁在一所外國的監獄裏。
來自《權威詞典》
3. No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement.
無人清楚如今有多少難民在到處流浪，或有多少人流離失所，在難民營裏受苦。
來自柯林斯例句
4. New products languish on the drawing board.
新產品在計劃階段即告失敗。
來自辭典例句
5. New inventions often languish in the laboratory for years.