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languishing
UK //ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ//US //ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ//
词源
源自中古法语 'languiss-'（languir的现在分词），最终来自拉丁语 'languere'，意为“变得虚弱”或“衰弱”。
verb
❶ 指人或事物因缺乏活力、关注或进展而显得衰弱、无精打采或停滞不前，常用于描述长期处于不佳状态的情况。
“The flowers were languishing in the dry heat without water.”
（花朵在干旱炎热中因缺水而萎靡不振。）
“He spent years languishing in prison for a crime he didn't commit.”
（他因未犯下的罪行在监狱中煎熬多年。）
同义词:declining, fading, withering, deteriorating
adjective
❶ 形容人或事物表现出虚弱、倦怠或缺乏生气的状态，常带有忧郁或渴望的意味。
“She gave him a languishing look full of unspoken longing.”
（她向他投去一个充满无言渴望的忧郁眼神。）
“The patient's languishing condition worried the doctors.”
（病人虚弱的状态让医生们很担忧。）
同义词:listless, lethargic, weak, drooping
常见短语
languishing in obscurity — 指因长期被忽视或遗忘而处于默默无闻的状态，多用于形容才华、作品等未被发现的情况。
“Many great artists died languishing in obscurity before their work was recognized.”
（许多伟大艺术家在作品被认可前，于默默无闻中离世。）