languish

n. suffering苦难，苦恼。
△Rom.1.2.50 (48):“One desperate grief cures with another's languish；”i.e. One hopeless sorrow is cured by the sufferingcaused by another sorrow. 一桩绝望的悲哀可以用另一桩悲哀的痛苦来治好。

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languish

vi. sink and pine away衰弱无力，气息奄奄。
△As.2.1.33: “To the which place a poorsequester'd stag,/ That from the hunter's aim hadta'en a hurt,/Did come to languish；”一只失群的牡鹿，中了猎人的箭伤，逃到那里喘息。

languish[ˈlæŋgwiʃ]

v.憔悴，衰退，苦恼，失去活力
‖languishment n.衰弱，倦怠，苦恼
languor[ˈlæŋgə]n. 软弱无力，柔情
languorous[ˈlæŋgərəs]adj. 倦怠的，没精打采的
languorously adv.疲倦地，郁闷地