v.长期受苦( languish的过去式和过去分词 );受折磨;变得(越来越)衰弱;因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐;
例句:
We all languished in the tropical climate.
受热带气候影响,我们都变得倦怠乏力.
He languished for the home he had been forced to leave.
他因渴望被迫离开家而忧郁不快.
The leaves languished in the drought.
天旱使树叶枯萎.