languish

英 [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ]      美 [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ]
  • vi. 憔悴;凋萎;失去活力;苦思
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将“languish”分解为“lang”和“uish”。想象语言(lang)因为缺少了某种元素(如氧气)而变得虚弱(uish),如同语言在某种环境中失去活力,缓慢衰退。这样的图像可以帮助记忆“languish”意为衰弱、萎靡不振。

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languish 长期受苦,煎熬

来自PIE*sleg,松的,松散的,词源同lax,slack.引申词义松软无力的,消瘦的,后用来指长期受苦,煎熬。

languish
languish: see relish
languish (v.)
early 14c., "fail in strength, exhibit signs of approaching death," from languiss-, present participle stem of Old French languir "be listless, pine, grieve, fall ill," from Vulgar Latin *languire, from Latin languere "be weak or faint" (see lax). Weaker sense "be lovesick, grieve, lament, grow faint," is from mid-14c. Related: Languished; languishing.
1. Pollard continues to languish in prison.
波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。
2. She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
她被继续囚禁在一所外国的监狱里。
3. No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement.
无人清楚如今有多少难民在到处流浪,或有多少人流离失所,在难民营里受苦。
4. New products languish on the drawing board.
新产品在计划阶段即告失败。
5. New inventions often languish in the laboratory for years.
新的发明总会在实验室里多年无人问津.

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