"pine away" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 因思念而憔悴
• 因悲傷而消瘦

Definition

因長期悲傷、想念某人或某事而變得非常瘦弱或虛弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是較為文學化或過時的表達，多用於形容因失戀、家庭分離或鄉愁而長期悲傷憔悴。在日常生活中不常見，更多出現在故事或文學作品中。

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個國家後開始**因思念而憔悴**。

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

如果他獨自待太久，他會**因悲傷而消瘦**。

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

許多人在漫長而艱苦的冬天裡**因思念家人而憔悴**。

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

她無法停止想他，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.

他剛搬到城市時常常**因思念家鄉而消瘦**。

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

別為過去的錯誤**消瘦憔悴**，專注於現在能做的事情吧。