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　

Collins.1 / BNC.11732 / COCA.11891

短语动词

wither away
1. 衰弱；凋敝

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。

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.

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

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。
I love to experience the change of seasons in the park as flowers blossom and then wither.
花朵开就枯萎，我很喜欢体验四季的变化。
Without nurturing, even the best can wither and die.
没有培养，即使是最好的爱情也会枯萎、死亡。
Will I wither and fade or bloom to the sky?
我会枯萎还是向天怒放？
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。
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。
I see the flowers wither and die slowly.
我看见，花朵在慢慢的凋谢。
As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.
我的生命就如秋叶般枯萎凋零。
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。
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
通过与热空气使枯萎或烤干。