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单词 languish
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languish

​verb intransitive
UK /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theylanguish
he/she/itlanguishes
present participlelanguishing
past tenselanguished
past participlelanguished
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to fail to be successful or to improve

    Oil prices continue to languish at $10.79 a barrel.

    Synonyms and related words
    To fail, or to stop being successful
    fail
    founder
    languish
  2. 2
    to remain in a difficult or unpleasant situation for a long time
    languish in:

    The children are languishing in orphanages waiting for adoption.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be in, or to get into a difficult situation
    run out of road
    suffer
    undergo

languish

​verb intransitive
US /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theylanguish
he/she/itlanguishes
present participlelanguishing
past tenselanguished
past participlelanguished
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to fail to be successful or to improve

    Oil prices continue to languish at $10.79 a barrel.

    Synonyms and related words
    To fail, or to stop being successful
    fail
    founder
    languish
  2. 2
    to remain in a difficult or unpleasant situation for a long time
    languish in:

    The children are languishing in orphanages waiting for adoption.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be in, or to get into a difficult situation
    run out of road
    suffer
    undergo
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