early 14c., "fail in strength, exhibit signs of approaching death," from languiss-, present participle stem of Old French languir "be listless, pine, grieve, fall ill," from Vulgar Latin *languire, from Latin languere "be weak or faint" (see lax). Weaker sense "be lovesick, grieve, lament, grow faint," is from mid-14c. Related: Languished; languishing.
实用例句
1. Pollard continues to languish in prison.
波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。来自柯林斯例句
2. She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被继续囚禁在一所外国的监狱里。来自《权威词典》
3. 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。来自柯林斯例句
4. New products languish on the drawing board.
新产品在计划阶段即告失败。来自辞典例句
5. New inventions often languish in the laboratory for years.
