languish
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?l??.ɡw??]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?l??.ɡw??]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['l??ɡwi?]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v.衰弱無力；失去活力；受苦；憔悴
詞根記憶
- lang(虛弱) + uish→變虛弱→憔悴；枯萎
- lang(松弛) + uish→衰弱
- langu(松弛，倦怠) + ish→憔悴
英漢例句
- Pollard continues to languish in prison.
波拉德繼續(xù)受牢獄之苦。 - She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被繼續(xù)囚禁在一所外國的監(jiān)獄里。 - New inventions often languish in the laboratory for years.
新的發(fā)明總會(huì)在實(shí)驗(yàn)室里多年無人問津. - She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被繼續(xù)囚禁在一所外國的監(jiān)獄里。 - 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，在難民營里受苦。
英英字典
- to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time
- If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.
- If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.
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