(of a person or other living thing)lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble
(人,生物)失去(或缺少)活力;变得衰弱
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plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant .植物可能会显得病恹恹的,那只是因为它们处于休眠期中。
fail to make progress or be successful
没有进展没有成功
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Kelso languish near the bottom of the Scottish First Division .凯尔索队徘徊在苏格兰甲级联赛榜的榜尾。
〈古〉 思恋,哀思
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she still languished after Richard .她还在苦苦思恋着理查德。
〈古〉 摆出一副情意真切的温柔(或忧伤的)模样;显示出温柔亲切(或忧伤)的样子
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when a visitor comes in, she smiles and languishes .有客来访时,她面带笑容,随即就变得愁容满面。
be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation
被迫处于逆境
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he has been languishing in a Mexican jail since 1974 .1974年以来他一直在墨西哥一监狱中受折磨。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘become faint, feeble, or ill’): from Old French