单词 | languish |
释义 | languish['læŋgwiʃ]vi. 憔悴, 凋萎, 苦思 languish lan.guish AHD: [l²ng“gw¹sh] D.J. [6l#0gw!.]K.K. [6l#0gw!.]v.intr.(不及物动词) lan.guished,lan.guish.ing,lan.guish.es 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor.衰弱:变得软弱或脆弱;失去力量或活力2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions.憔悴:存在于或继续处于悲惨或沮丧的境况中3. To remain unattended or be neglected:被冷落:未被注意或被忽视:legislation that continued to languish in committee.在这个委员会里继续被搁置的方法4. To become downcast; pine:渴望:变得萎靡不振的;渴望:languish for home and family.苦苦思念家和家庭5. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy.表现出惹人爱怜的倦态:做出渴望的或疲倦的神态,尤其是为了赢得同情语源:1. Middle English languishen 中古英语 languishen 2. from Old French languir languiss- 源自 古法语 languir languiss- 3. from Latin langu¶re [to be languid] * see sl¶g- 源自 拉丁语 langu¶re [疲倦] *参见 sl¶g- 继承用法:lan“guisher n.(名词)lan“guishingly adv.(副词)lan“guishment n.(名词) |
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