"pine away" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 因思念而憔悴
• 因悲伤而消瘦

Definition

因长期悲伤、想念某人或某事而变得非常瘦弱或虚弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个较为文学化或过时的表达，多用于形容因失恋、家庭分离或乡愁而长期深感悲伤和憔悴。在日常口语中很少用，更多见于故事或文学作品中。

Examples

She began to pine away after her best friend moved to another country.

她在最好的朋友搬到另一个国家后开始**因思念而憔悴**。

He will pine away if he stays alone for too long.

如果他独自呆太久，他会**因悲伤而消瘦**。

Many people pined away during the long, hard winter because they missed their families.

许多人在漫长而艰苦的冬天里**因思念家人而憔悴**。

She couldn't stop thinking about him and just seemed to pine away day after day.

她无法停止想他，似乎每天都在**因思念而憔悴**。

He used to pine away for his hometown when he first moved to the city.

他刚搬到城市时常常**因思念家乡而消瘦**。

Don't pine away over past mistakes—focus on what you can do now.

别为过去的错误**消瘦憔悴**，专注于现在能做的事情吧。