languishest vi. ; 失去活力;变得衰弱无力;枯萎,凋谢: ; The leaves languished from lack of water. ; 树叶因缺水而枯萎。 ; 受折磨;受苦;呻吟: ; to languish for years in poverty ; 常年为贫穷所困 ; 松懈,松弛,懈怠: ; Our vigilance never languished. ; 我们的警惕性从来没有放松过。 ; 焦虑,苦思;渴望: ; The mother languished for the sight of her daughter. ; 母亲苦苦地渴望见到女儿。 ; 显得亲切伤感的样子,做出含情脉脉的伤感之态: ; The girl languished at him with her staring eyes. ; 女孩目不转睛呆呆地望着他。