wither

[美]/ˈwɪðə(r)/
[英]/ˈwɪðər/
词频: 极高

释义

v. 变得干燥和枯萎;变得虚弱并逐渐消失;使人感到愚蠢或羞愧;使……枯萎或缩小(如四肢、皮肤等)
n. 马的肩部的突出部分
词形变化
过去分词withered
过去式withered
复数withers
第三人称单数withers
现在分词withering

短语搭配

wither away

枯萎

withered flowers

枯萎的花朵

withering plant

枯萎的植物

withered leaves

枯萎的叶子

withered tree

枯萎的树

例句

she threw a withering glance at him.

她朝他投去了一个严厉的目光。

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.

花在寒冷中枯萎了。

She withered him with a look.

她用一个眼神把他吓跑了。

a business that can wither the hardiest ego.

一项可以摧毁最坚强自我的事业。

Blooming flashily, withering away swiftly.

鲜艳地绽放,迅速地枯萎。

The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.

老师用一个眼神吓唬了那个喧闹的学生。

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.

草已经枯萎成了一种不美观的棕色。

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

如果他们没有得到当地的支持,这些项目就会逐渐消失。

his clipped tone withered Sylvester.

他生硬的语气让西尔维斯特感到沮丧。

原声例句

And human relationships were already withering.

而人际关系已经开始衰败。

来源: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2015 Collection

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

与此同时,法老只能眼睁睁地看着他的子民衰弱而死。

来源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Luna gave her a withering look and flounced away.

露娜给了她一个严厉的眼神,然后气冲冲地走了。

来源: 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.

如果燕子飞走了,它们会再回来。如果柳树枯萎了,它们会重新变得翠绿。

来源: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

Some wither and die. Some blossom and grow.

有些人枯萎而死。有些人绽放并成长。

来源: Storyline Online English Stories

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

他们的食物资源可能正在枯竭,他们可能没有那么多食物可用。

来源: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2019 Collection

Where we flourish, their cultures wither.

我们繁荣的地方,他们的文化就会衰落。

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

The grass withered beneath her feet as she walked.

当她走过时,草在她的脚下枯萎了。

来源: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

Those are for potential buyers, you withered old mooch.

那些是给潜在买家的,你这枯老的寄生虫。

来源: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

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

她二十八岁。很快她就三十岁了,开始衰老。

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

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