英语词汇“languish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

languishlanguish /ˈlæŋgwɪʃ/ verb [intransitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYlanguish

Origin: 1300-1400 French languir, from Latin languere

VERB TABLE

languish

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	languish
	he, she, it	languishes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	languished
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have languished
	he, she, it	has languished
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had languished
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will languish
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have languished

Continuous Form
Present	I	am languishing
	he, she, it	is languishing
	you, we, they	are languishing
Past	I, he, she, it	was languishing
	you, we, they	were languishing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been languishing
	he, she, it	has been languishing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been languishing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be languishing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been languishing

1to remain in a bad condition without improving or developing: The housing market continues to languish.2to be forced to stay somewhere that makes you unhappy: languish in Tran spent five long years languishing in refugee camps.3literary to become unhappy or sick because you want someone or something very much