wither

['wiðə]

v.（使）枯萎, 凋谢, 以鄙视等态度慑服某人

vi.

1. 枯萎, 干枯; 凋谢[(+away/up)]

The flowers in the vase withered.

花瓶里的花朵枯萎了。

2. 消亡; 衰弱; 失去生气[(+away)]

Links with the outside community withered.

与外界的联系消失了。

vt.

1. 使枯萎; 使凋谢

The drought withered the leaves.

干旱使叶子枯萎了。

2. 使衰亡; 使衰弱

Old age withered her face.

她因年迈而面容枯槁。

3. 使畏缩; 使惶惑不安; 使难堪

She withered him with a scornful look.

她轻蔑的一瞥使他无地自容。

词形变化

动词过去式: withered | 动词过去分词: withered | 动词现在分词: withering | 动词第三人称单数: withers |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.枯萎; 衰弱; 减缩

fade  shrivel  shrink  wane  deteriorate  droop  wilt  languish  pine  dry up  

同义参见:

lessen  wilt  blight  rust  purse  

反义参见:

bloom  

英英释义

动词 wither:

wither, as with a loss of moisture

同义词：shrivel, shrivel up, shrink

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

同义词：fade

补充

witherwither英:[ˈwiðə] 美:[ˈwɪðɚ]vt. & vi.1.(使)枯萎, (使)干枯, (使)凋谢The grass withered because there was no water.草因缺水而枯死了。The hot sun had withered all my plants.烈日晒得我的所有植物都枯萎了。

例句

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.美国中西部的农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。 3. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered.他退休后变得老态毕现。 4. Industries unable to modernize have been left to wither.无法实现现代化的行业就落伍衰亡了。 5. The question now is whether the railways will flourish or wither.现在的问题是, 铁路会蓬勃发展还是会逐渐消亡。 6. Flowers withered up soon after they were cut.花儿摘下不久就枯萎了。 7. The flowers near the wall withered.墙边的花凋谢了。 8. affection that withered迅速消失的感情 9. The thief withered under the stare of the policeman.小偷在警察的逼视下显得惶恐不安。 10. The drought withered the buds.干旱使幼苗枯萎了。 11. She withered him with derision.她对他的嘲笑使他无地自容。 12. the grass had withered to an unappealing brown.草枯黄了，变得不吸引人。 13. [as adj. withered]withered leaves.枯叶。 14. [as adj. withered]a girl with a withered arm.一位手臂萎缩的女孩。 15. programmes would wither away if they did not command local support.如果得不到当地的支持，项目就会丧失其活力。 16. a business that can wither the hardiest ego.一件损害坚强自我的事。 17. his clipped tone withered Sylvester.他尖刻的语调使西尔威斯特感到难堪。 18. The plants withered in the hot sun.植物在烈日下枯萎。 19. This type of industry will wither away in the years to come.这种工业几年后就要衰微。 20. The plants withered and died.这些植物枯死了。 21. The economy has withered. [=has become weaker]经济变得萧条。 22. Our hopes have withered away. [=died away]我们的希望渐渐破灭了。