languish
[ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ]
vi.
憔悴,潦倒;
(草木等)凋萎;
失去活力;
烦恼,焦思;
n.
憔悴;
惹人怜爱的感伤模样[倦态等];
脉脉含情;
例句:
-
Pollard continues to languish in prison.
波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。
-
She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被继续囚禁在一所外国的监狱里。
-
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。
-
I thrive on feeling useful and languish otherwise.
来自BBC
-
The Russia-India relationship, strategically, is not going to languish.
来自VOA
-
However the legislation continues to languish in the president's office.
来自VOA