wither

[美國]/ˈwɪðə(r)/
[英國]/ˈwɪðər/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

v. 變得乾燥和乾縻;變得虛弱並逐漸消失;使人感到愚蠢或羞愧;使……乾枯或縮小(例如肢體、皮膚等)
n. 馬的肩部的突起
Word Forms
過去分詞withered
過去式withered
複數withers
第三人稱單數withers
現在分詞withering

短語搭配

wither away

逐漸枯萎

withered flowers

枯萎的花朵

withering plant

枯萎的植物

withered leaves

枯萎的葉子

withered tree

枯萎的樹

例句

she threw a withering glance at him.

她朝他投去了一瞥,眼神中充满了责备。

the withering of the PLO's revolutionary threat.

巴解组织革命威胁的衰落。

Age cannot wither her.

岁月无法使她凋零。

The flowers withered in the cold.

花朵在寒冷中枯萎了。

She withered him with a look.

她用一个眼神就让他感到沮丧。

a business that can wither the hardiest ego.

一个能让最坚强的人感到沮丧的生意。

Blooming flashily, withering away swiftly.

花朵绽放时鲜艳,但迅速凋谢。

The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.

老师用一个眼神让喧闹的学生感到沮丧。

The grass withered because there was no water.

由于没有水,草就枯萎了。

The hot sun had withered all my plants.

炙热的阳光使我所有的植物都枯萎了。

the romantic interlude withered rapidly once he was back in town.

一旦他回到镇上,浪漫的间隙就迅速消逝了。

the grass had withered to an unappealing brown.

草已经枯萎成一种不美观的棕色。

programmes would wither away if they did not command local support.

如果这些项目没有得到当地的支持,它们就会逐渐消失。

his clipped tone withered Sylvester.

他简短的语调让西尔维斯特感到沮丧。

原聲例句

And human relationships were already withering.

而人際關係已經開始衰敗。

來源: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2015 Collection

Meanwhile, the pharaoh could only watch helplessly as his people withered away and died.

同時,法老只能眼睜睜地看著他的子民衰弱而死。

來源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Luna gave her a withering look and flounced away.

露娜給了她一個鄙夷的眼神,然後氣鼓氣塞地走了。

來源: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

If swallows go away, they will come back again. If willows wither, they will turn green again.

如果燕子飛走了,它們會再回來。如果柳樹枯萎了,它們會再次變成綠色。

來源: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

Some wither and die. Some blossom and grow.

有些人枯萎而死。有些人開花結果。

來源: Storyline Online English Stories

Their food resources might be withering and they might not have as much food available to them.

他們的食物資源可能正在枯竭,他們可能沒有那麼多的食物。

來源: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2019 Collection

Where we flourish, their cultures wither.

我們繁榮的地方,他們的文化就會衰落。

來源: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

The grass withered beneath her feet as she walked.

當她走過時,草在她的腳下枯萎了。

來源: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

Those are for potential buyers, you withered old mooch.

那些是給潛在買家的,你這枯老的寄生蟲。

來源: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

She was twenty-eight. Soon she would be thirty, withering.

她二十八歲。很快她就三十歲了,開始衰老。

來源: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

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