動詞 pine away:

1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
   同義詞：waste, languish

1. She lost interest in living and just pined away.
   她已了無生趣，日漸憔悴。
2. Mary has pined away since she fell ill.
   瑪麗自生病后變得很憔悴。
3. She wondered what her daughter was pining away for.
   她不知道她的女兒為什么消瘦下去。
4. He pined away after his daughter died.
   他的女兒死后，他逐漸變得憔悴了。