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

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。
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。
The spring flowers were already beginning to wither.
春天的花已经开始枯萎。
As for manufacturing, he would rather see companies shift production abroad and thrive than stay and wither.
对于制造业，他宁愿看到公司将生产转移到海外而蓬勃发展，而不是留在日本枯萎。
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。
Autumn wind rises; white clouds fly. Grass and trees wither; geese go south.
秋风起兮白云飞，草木黄落兮雁南归。
Now I may wither into the truth.
现在我可以凋萎到真实的地里。
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。
The ordered suppressed castes of centuries wither here.
几百年来传为定制、严守不变的一套等级制度一到这里都冰消瓦解了。
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
通过与热空气使枯萎或烤干。