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languish [ˈlæŋgwıʃ] VB intr

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1. languish:

languish
失去活力 shīqù huólì
languish
(植物等)凋萎 diāowěi

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It would languish in this location for almost 45 years, completely closing once in the late 1920s and again in the early 1960s.
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However, efforts at repairing the plant and restarting operations languished for 6 years owing to persistent technical problems and lack of attention from state authorities.
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It languishes near the bottom on the states' economic league table, the paper wrote.
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Although the game survived, it languished in country regions of the state for many years.
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At the same time, refugees continue to languish in refugee camps, denied the right to return for over 20 years.
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The result of this was that trade and agriculture languished, and food became scarce.
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It was in the shed where it has been languishing for some years.
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The album languished, however, and the duo's enthusiasm dwindled.
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The castle was allowed to continue to languish until the last decade of the century attempts were made to repair the castle's buildings.
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But for almost a decade the project languished, financially troubled and inadequately focused.
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