| 词汇 | languishing |
| 释义 | languishing present participle oflanguish languish verb[ I ] uk /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ us /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time: 受苦，经历苦难，受煎熬 After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.她的早期小说在沉寂多年后最近被重新发掘出来。 He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years.过去的20年中他一直在监狱里苦熬。 The ruling party is languishing in third place in the opinion polls.执政党在民意调查中处于第三的尴尬位置。 Compare pineverb Existing and being account for something alive be be a thingidiom been estate existent existential existentially extant force found living self-existence self-existent speckle spring up stand they're thing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Lasting for a long time Examples of languishinglanguishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Her hair, her loose clothes, and her languishing posture all contribute to this characterization. It seems necessary to repeat this truism quite frequently - and not merely for the benefit of those languishing in ignorance outside the academy. This + marked once more by a languishing dominant ninth + occurs in the midst of the most passionate passage, but is again a moment of 'doubt'. Sofas functioned ideologically as the opposite of manufactories and of the men who labored at machines; they positioned white, elite, and middle-class women as languishing non-laborers. Again, during the 1960s and 1970s we were languishing near the bottom of those leagues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those people are still languishing in prison, labour camps, in exile and in psychiatric hospitals because of their religious activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had to deal with an industry which had been languishing, and which had become disheartened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These values could, however, end up being diluted in rhetoric and languishing if we do not move from words to actions. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Why does he not say that he is prepared to use the services of his languishing conciliation officers? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industrial system is languishing and in a state of decay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that agriculture to-day is a completely languishing industry, and it is obvious, therefore, that there must be something wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any trade of that kind that comes from abroad is a competition with a certain trade which is languishing in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The catering trade cannot be described as a languishing trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are languishing in those gaols for no other reason than that they inadvertently crossed the border. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industries which it is supposed to be its purpose to help are languishing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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