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单词 languish
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languish
verb[I]
uk
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/us
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
toexistin anunpleasantorunwantedsituation, often for alongtime:
受苦，经历苦难，受煎熬
After languishinginobscurityfor manyyears, her earlynovelshaverecentlybeenrediscovered.她的早期小说在沉寂多年后最近被重新发掘出来。
He has been languishinginjailfor the past 20years.过去的20年中他一直在监狱里苦熬。
Therulingpartyis languishinginthirdplacein theopinionpolls.执政党在民意调查中处于第三的尴尬位置。
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Lasting for a long time
(Definition oflanguishfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

languish| American Dictionary

languish
verb[I]
us
/ˈlæŋ·ɡwɪʃ/
toexistin anunpleasantorunwantedsituation, often for alongtime:
Members ofCongresshaveintroducedplans, but those have languished.
(Definition oflanguishfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

languish| Business English

languish
verb[I]
uk
/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/us
to beweakorfailtoimprove:
Traditionalindustriescontinueto languish ordisappear.
(Definition oflanguishfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflanguish

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Unlike the unfortunate victims of disease, who languished in the stations' isolation hospitals, healthy detainees were often burdened by boredom and frustration.
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This 'hard core' kept their mouths closed, and languished for years in detention.
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Separated from one another, the loverslanguish, but are eventually reunited by servants, their love restored and wiser.
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He regrets that meanwhile he himself languishes unprofitably and in listless ease.
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It seems necessary to repeat this truism quite frequently - and not merely for the benefit of those languishing in ignorance outside the academy.
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The urban areas languished, however, with rising prices and limited employment opportunities stirring discontent.
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Without a proper support system in nature and culture, however, human potential wouldlanguish.
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Despite these significant contributions, he has languished in obscurity.
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There is no doubt that in the absence of media support, the student frame would have languished indefinitely in relative obscurity.
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One goes free, while thousandslanguishtheir lives away.
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They languished in prison, a few escaped, some died, but none were required to face the court.
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The bill languished in the chamber until 1924, when it passed.
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At this social level, few women were at liberty tolanguishon their couches due to the pressing responsibilities of management.
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The aggregate of his advisors' views lent little enthusiasm to the administration's proposals, and in the absence of presidential involvement the issue languished.
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Both of them wouldlanguishunder a multiplicity of opinions and never be confronted with what is just and true.
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