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

• Its share price is still languishing almost 80 per cent below its level before the muddy waters report.
  东方纸业的股价如今仍然比浑水提出指控前低近80%。
• 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。
• I press her Hand gently, look Languishing down.
  我温柔地紧握她的手，深情地向下看。
• 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。
• 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。
• He lies languishing of wounds.
  他伤痛缠身，躺在床上。
• Which of these countries has a mercy-killing doctor now languishing in its jails?
  但是，在上述那个国家有医生因为实施安乐死而在监狱里服刑呢？
• After years of languishing, Europe's biggest economy is beginning to feel the benefit of reforms, particularly to its financial system.
  欧洲最大的经济体在经历了数年退步之后，开始收获改革成果，尤其是在金融体系方面。
• 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。