forpine

动词 v.
/fəˈpaɪn/    /fəɹˈpaɪn/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To pine away. intransitive,obsolete
    — But, through long anguish and selfe-murd'ring He was so wasted and forpined quight
  2. To waste away through suffering or through torment. archaic,transitive
    — […] While to my sight thy giant stature rears Its bulk forpined upon these savage rocks In shameful bonds the linked adamant locks.

词形变化

forpines present,singular,third-person forpining participle,present forpined participle,past forpined past

词源

From Middle English forpinen, equivalent to for- + pine. Cognate with Middle Low German vorpinen (“to forpine”).
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