languish
英 /'læŋgwiʃ/
中文釋義
vi. 憔悴,凋萎,苦思
v. to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant situation.
常用搭配
- languish in despair在絕望中煎熬
- languish for freedom渴望自由受苦
- languish in silence在沉默中消沉
例句
- The plants languished without water all week.那些植物一整週沒澆水，蔫了。
- The proposal languished on the manager's desk for months.那份提案在經理桌上擱置了好幾個月。