wither

英 [ˈwɪðə(r)]

美 [ˈwɪðər]

v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢; 萎缩; (尤指渐渐)破灭，消失

过去式：withered　过去分词：withered　现在分词：withering　第三人称单数：withers　复数：withers　

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短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• （使）枯萎，凋谢
  if a plant withers or sth withers it, it dries up and dies
  1. The grass had withered in the warm sun.
     这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• 萎缩；（尤指渐渐）破灭，消失
  to become less or weaker, especially before disappearing completely
  1. All our hopes just withered away.
     我们所有的希望都渐渐破灭了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 衰弱;凋敝
  If someone or somethingwithers, they become very weak.
  1. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered...
     他到退休年龄时已老态毕现。
  2. Industries unable to modernize have been left to wither.
     无法实现现代化的行业已经自行衰落。
  3. Wither awaymeans the same aswither.
     wither away 同 wither
  4. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
     眼见自己的身体日渐衰弱真是让人心烦。
• VERB (花朵、植物)枯萎，凋谢
  If a flower or plantwithers, it dries up and dies.
  1. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered...
     伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
  2. Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions.
     美国中西部农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。
• 甲；马肩隆
  The highest part of a horse's back, behind its neck, is referred to as itswithers.

英英释义

verb

• wither, as with a loss of moisture
  1. The fruit dried and shriveled
  Synonym:shrivelshrivel upshrink
• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  1. Her bloom was fading
  Synonym:fade

双语例句

• And when these wither, fresh ones will arrive, right?
  它们枯萎之后，会有新的送来，对吗？
• Wither, esp. with a loss of moisture.
  枯萎，特别是失去了水分。
• I didn't dare to tell the truth. I feared she would be sad and wither at once.
  我不敢说实话，怕她伤心得一下子就凋谢了。
• The flowers in Isabel's room had withered
  伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
• During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither.
  到了夏天，我发现树叶开始枯萎。
• She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.
  她象鲜花一样成长&没有太阳就会凋谢。
• In gaming, design and creativity often wither on the vine because of the industry's technology fetishism.
  在游戏，因为工业的技术物恋，设计和创造性经常在藤上凋谢。
• Plant a flower which will never wither.
  栽种一朵永不凋零的花。
• I see the flowers wither and die slowly.
  我看见，花朵在慢慢的凋谢。
• When winter comes, tree, grass and flowers wither and animals are hungry.
  季节到了严冬时分，树木花草大都凋零，百兽无不处于饥饿的状态。