languish
英 ['l??gw??]
美['l??ɡw??]
- vi. 憔悴；凋萎；失去活力；苦思
英英釋意
- 1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief;
- "After her husband died, she just pined away"
- 2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
- "She ached for a cigarette"
- "I am pining for my lover"
- 3. become feeble;
- "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"