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

Now I may wither into the truth.
现在我可以凋萎到真实的地里。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Will you wither before the dawn?
你会在黎明前凋谢吗？
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。
The flowers in Isabel's room had withered
伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
The spring flowers were already beginning to wither.
春天的花已经开始枯萎。
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。