Languish
[ 'læŋɡwɪʃ ]
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vi. 憔悴，潦倒;（草木等）凋萎;失去活力;烦恼，焦思;
n. 憔悴;惹人怜爱的感伤模样[倦态等];脉脉含情;
💡 词根助记
langu虚弱+ish表动词，如：flourish繁荣 → 使虚弱 → 卷怠，衰弱
📝 例句
She languish for her children who have migrate to australia
她苦苦思念著移居澳大利亚的儿女
to languish for
为.而憔悴
She languished for her children who had migrated to Australia.
她苦苦思念着移居澳大利亚的儿女。
We all languished in the tropical climate.
受热带气候影响,我们都变得倦怠乏力。
New inventions often languish in the laboratory for years.
新的发明都将在实验室里孕育多年。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“狼归西”:狼归西之前憔悴凋萎
※谐音“懒鬼诗”:懒鬼朗诵诗时看上去很憔悴
※ l-似数字“1”,anguish-痛苦:1个极度痛苦的人必然很憔悴
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
languish
v[I]
(fml 文)
1 lack or lose vitality 缺乏活力; 失去活力
Since the war the industry has gradually languished. 开战以来, 这一工业的生产每况愈下.
The children soon began to languish in the heat. 孩子们很快就热得懒洋洋的了.
2 ~ (for sb/sth) be or become weak and miserable because of unfulfilled longings; pine2(1) （因求之不得）变得衰弱而难过
languish for love, company, sympathy 渴望得到爱、 相伴、 同情而憔悴.
3 ~ (in/under sth) live wretchedly 受苦; 受煎熬
He languished in poverty for years. 他多年挣扎在贫困之中.
languishing under foreign domination 在外国统治下受煎熬.
🔁 扩展释义
*['læŋgwiʃ]vi. 憔悴, 凋萎, 苦思
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Yes. I have one question about clause 8.
看完了。关于第八条款，我有个疑问。
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
自信是成功的首要秘诀。
I may be able to start a small school.
那么，我也许能够开办一个小型的学校。