withers

英 [ˈwɪðəz]

美 [ˈwɪðərz]

n.  鬐甲(马肩胛骨间隆起部分)
v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢; 萎缩; (尤指渐渐)破灭，消失
wither的第三人称单数

复数：withers　

BNC.36368 / COCA.28737

牛津词典

noun

• 鬐甲（马肩胛骨间隆起部分）
  the highest part of a horse's back, between its shoulders

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

noun

• the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

双语例句

• Empress Dowager of the palace and gardens from the withers not a dewy rose.
  皇太后的花园及行宫是从不曾凋谢的一支带露玫瑰。
• A nation never withers if its history stands tall.
  一个缺乏历史的民族是不会长久的。
• Friends and family also rallied around Miss Withers, 29, a PA from a West End recruitment firm.
  今年29岁的威瑟斯小姐在伦敦西区一家人力资源公司担任私人助理，朋友和家人都表示了对她的支持。
• When the tail is extended toward the head it reaches at least halfway to the withers.
  当尾巴向头部方向伸展时，至少能到达去马肩隆的中途。
• Withers are prominent and attached to a well set-in shoulder.
  威瑟斯是突出和良好的设置，在肩部连接到。
• As a result, the initiative of enterprises withers.
  企业没有积极性了。
• So you may be saying to yourself, I have to sign up right now for Swahili and calculus and accordion lessons before my brain withers away!
  也许这是你在对自己说，现在马上我就要去报名参加斯瓦希利语（Swahili）、积分学和手风琴课，得赶在脑子迟钝之前！
• The tender plant is produced, but in so cold a soil and so severe a climate, soon withers and dies.
  柔嫩植物长出来了，但在土壤寒冽、气候严酷的环境中，不久就枯死了。
• Back: The back is straight and strong, with a level topline from withers to croup.
  后躯：后躯直并且强壮，拥有从肩部到臀部水平的背线。
• He should be tied to the top rail, which is a few inches higher than his withers.
  他应该被拴在最高的那根围栏上，那根围栏比他的肩隆高了几英寸。