柯林斯詞典languish /?l??ɡw??/ (languishing,languished,languishes) 1. V-I If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. 受折磨 Pollard continues to languish in prison. 波拉德繼續(xù)在牢里受折磨。2. V-I If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties. (由于不努力或困難太多) 未成功 Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished. 由于沒有創(chuàng)始人的干勁和指導(dǎo)，這家公司逐漸衰敗了。 返回 languish劍橋詞典to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation , often for a long time 受苦，經(jīng)歷苦難，受煎熬 After languishing in obscurity for many years , her early novels have recently been rediscovered . 她的早期小說在沉寂多年后最近被重新發(fā)掘出來。 He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years . 過去的20年中他一直在監(jiān)獄里苦熬。 The ruling party is languishing in third place in the opinion polls . 執(zhí)政黨在民意調(diào)查中處于第三的尷尬位置。 返回 languish