languishing meaning in English
adj.
1.衰弱下去的。
2.焦思的，忧郁的。
3.(疾病等)长期拖延的。
4.故作感伤[倦态]而引人怜爱的；脉脉含情的。
adv.
-ly
Examples
- Over the years, sales had languished .
多年来，销售情况已一蹶不振。 - After his death optics again languished .
他死后，光学又衰落了。 - The leaves languished in the drought .
天旱使树叶枯萎。 - My interest in the subject has greatly languished .
我对这一问题的兴趣大大减退了。 - New inventions often languish in the laboratory for years .
新的发明都将在实验室里孕育多年。