1. （被迫）受苦，受折磨 If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.
languish的解釋
e.g. Pollard continues to languish in prison... 波拉德繼續受牢獄之苦。 e.g. No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement. 無(wú)人清楚如今有多少難民在到處流浪，或有多少人流離失所，在難民營(yíng)里受苦。
2. 中落；衰??；衰落 If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.
e.g. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished... 沒(méi)有了創(chuàng )始人的斗志與指引，公司逐漸走向沒(méi)落。 e.g. New products languish on the drawing board. 新產(chǎn)品在計劃階段即告失敗。
languish英英釋義
verb
1. become feeble
e.g. The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
Synonym: fade
2. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
e.g. After her husband died, she just pined away
Synonym: pine awaywaste
3. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
e.g. She ached for a cigarette I am pining for my lover