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Mr obama could use his influence to try and push the bill though the senate , where it is languishing .

奥巴马先生企图利用他的影响力让这项法案在议会得以通过，然而它却一直在煎熬。

Important trade deals have been languishing for months .

重要的贸易交易已经被苦苦拖延了几个月之久。

He has been languishing in jail for the past twenty years .

过去的二十年里他一直在监狱忍受折磨。

But with its climate-change bill still languishing in congress , washington has little leverage .

但由于美国的气候变化法案仍在国会遭到冷落，华盛顿几乎没有多少影响力。

A bigger problem is that the best time to issue shares is when stockmarkets are soaring , not languishing .

更大的问题是发行股票的最好时机应是当股市上涨而不是萎缩的时候。