Word · Frequency #14532
Fully loadedlanguishing
受煎熬；被冷落；停滞不前
languishing is the present participle of languish.
核心释义
to live in miserable or discouraging conditions; to be neglected and fail to make progress
- 1.
失去力量变得虚弱；处于虚弱或疾病状态。
To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
- 2.
因渴望而憔悴；情绪低落,尤指因相思。
To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
- 3.
生活在悲惨或沮丧的境况中。
To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
- 4.
被忽视；进展甚微,不成功。
To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
衰弱；变得虚弱；因渴望而憔悴；因相思而消瘦；失去力量变得虚弱；处于虚弱或疾病状态。；因渴望而憔悴；情绪低落,尤指因相思。；生活在悲惨或沮丧的境况中。
用法In use
After weeks without rain, the plants in the garden began to languish.
用法提示：languish表示植物因缺水而变得虚弱、凋萎。
He languished in prison for years before finally being released.
用法提示：languished表示在监狱中遭受痛苦、憔悴。
The economy is languishing due to the lack of investment.
用法提示：languishing表示经济停滞、不景气。
languish in sth
常与表示处所或困境的名词连用，如 in prison、in poverty、in obscurity，表示身处其中受苦或停滞。
Thousands of animals languish in tiny cages.
成千上万的动物被困在狭小的笼子里受苦。
languish for sb/sth
表示因渴望或相思而憔悴，介词 for 后接所思念的人或事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- languish in prison
- 在监狱中长期受煎熬
- He languished in prison for ten years before being released.他在监狱里受折磨十年后才被释放。
- languish in obscurity
- 默默无闻；湮没无闻
- The talented painter languished in obscurity for decades.这位才华横溢的画家默默无闻了几十年。
- languish in poverty
- 在贫困中煎熬
- Many families languished in poverty after the war.战后许多家庭在贫困中煎熬。
- languish in a coma
- 长期昏迷；一直处于昏迷状态
- She has languished in a coma for three months.她已经昏迷三个月了。
- languish for love
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：与 flourish（繁荣）对比，花缺水就 languish——枯萎、衰弱、受冷落。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary works languish 属于较正式、偏文学性的动词，口语中较少使用。多用于书面语，表示‘衰弱、受煎熬、被冷落或停滞不前’等含义。
语法说明Grammar Note
不及物动词，后不直接跟宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Anguish /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ rhymes perfectly with languish. Language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/, languid /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/, and languor /ˈlæŋɡər/ are lookalikes with different final sounds and do not rhyme. Distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ shares the -guish ending but has a different stressed vowel; vanquish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ is only a near rhyme (k vs g).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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