languishlan•guish /'læŋɡwɪʃ/

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1. 失去活力，缺乏生气；(植物等)凋萎

• He lost his accustomed vigor and languished in the tropic climate. 在热带气候环境下，他失去平常的生气，变得萎靡不振。

• flowers that languish from lack of water. 因缺水而凋萎的花朵。

2. 受苦，受折磨

• He languished in prison for twenty years. 他在狱中受了20年的苦。

3. 渴望；苦苦思念

• She languished for home. 她苦苦地思念家乡。

• He languished for the sight of his family. 他渴望见到亲人。