vi.

1. 变得无生气，衰弱
   We all languished in the tropical climate.

   受热带气候影响，我们都变得倦怠乏力。

2. （植物等）凋萎
3. 长期受苦
   He languished in poverty most of his life.

   他大半辈子在贫穷中呻吟。

4. 焦思，因渴望而苦恼[（+for）]
   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。

v.

1. grow weak or feeble.
   ▸archaic pine with love or grief.
2. be kept in an unpleasant place or situation:
   he was languishing in jail.