wither
英 ['wɪðə]
美['wɪðɚ]
- vt. 使凋谢；使畏缩；使衰弱
- vi. 枯萎；凋谢；衰弱
- n. (Wither)人名；(英)威瑟
词态变化
第三人称单数: withers;过去式: withered;过去分词: withered;现在分词: withering;
助记提示
1. 谐音“萎人儿、痿人儿”。
中文词源
wither 枯萎
来自古英语wederen,暴露于空气中，枯萎，词源同weather.
英英释意
- 1. wither, especially with a loss of moisture;
- "The fruit dried and shriveled"
- 2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality;
- "Her bloom was fading"
英文词源
- wither
- wither: see weather
- wither (v.)
- 1530s, alteration of Middle English wydderen "dry up, shrivel" (late 14c.), intransitive, apparently a differentiated and special use of wederen "to expose to weather" (see weather (v.)). Compare German verwittern "to become weather-beaten," from Witter "weather." Transitive sense from 1550s. Related: Withered; withering; witheringly.
同义词辨析
fade, wither
这两个动词都有"凋谢"之意。
fade： 侧重指渐渐失去色彩和光泽。
wither： 指因无活力而丧失生命力。
考试真题
- During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
词组搭配
wither on the vine
fail to be implemented or dealt with because of neglect or inaction
（因疏忽、无行动而）未贯彻；未处理
实用场景例句
- The grass had withered in the warm sun.
- 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
牛津词典
- All our hopes just withered away.
- 我们所有的希望都渐渐破灭了。
牛津词典
- When he went into retirement, he visibly withered...
- 他到退休年龄时已老态毕现。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The flowers in Isabel's room had withered...
- 伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- And if his schemes at home come to naught, then his credibility abroad will wither.
- 而且如果他在家门口交出零分答卷的话,到时他的对外信用就将遭遇寒冬.
期刊摘选
- Remove an old tree and it will wither to death.
- [谚]老树移栽活不了,老人迁居命不长.
期刊摘选
- Age cannot wither her.
- 岁月并未使她的容颜减色.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The scorching torrent was enough to wither the face of the corpse.
- 这一阵激流似的痛骂,大可以使死人面上失色.
辞典例句
- The angel will wither demon more beautiful.
- 枯萎的天使会让恶魔显得更美.
期刊摘选
- It's winter now, and leaves wither and fall in the cold wind.
- 冬天到了, 树叶在凄冷的寒风中萎落了.
期刊摘选
- Wood rots, metal rusts, people wrinkle and flowers wither.
- 木头腐烂, 金属生锈, 人老长皱,花落凋零.
期刊摘选
- They wither when they are not filtering blood and producing urine.
- 不能持续过滤血液和产生尿液,肾脏就会衰退.
期刊摘选
- See how they hang their heads and droop, and wither.
- 看!它们不是低着头,弯下腰, 就要枯萎了吗?
辞典例句
- Since the beginning of autumn , the leaves on the tree wither and fall one by one.
- 入秋后树上的叶子渐渐枯萎飘落了.
期刊摘选
- And when these wither, fresh ones will arrive, right?
- 它们枯萎之后, 会有新的送来, 对 吗 ?
电影对白
- Vines wither as pest returns.
- 害虫来了,葡萄藤就枯萎了.
期刊摘选
- Truth is a flower in whose neighborhood others must wither.
- 真理是一朵花,在它附近的花必然凋谢.
期刊摘选
- Bound to wither in the rebirth, bud growth, quiet fragrance.
- 必将在枯萎中重生, 花蕾的成长, 清幽的芬芳.
期刊摘选
- She would wither and flicker out like a candle.
- 她会象烛光似的越来越黯淡和微弱.
辞典例句
- Doomed just like you and me two adjacent leaves, Ruojiruoli, and then wither away together.
- 你我注定就像两片相邻的树叶, 若即若离, 然后壹起枯萎零落.
期刊摘选
- Anaxle is a shaft, wither stationary or rotating, nor subjected to torsion load.
- 曲柄连杆是一个轴, 枯萎静止或旋转, 也没有受到扭转负荷.
期刊摘选
- We can't let the art of Cantonese opera wither away.
- 我们不能任由粤剧艺术日渐凋零.
期刊摘选
- If the rest of the sustaining biosphere were absent, gardens would wither.
- 如果没有花园之外的那个持续存在的生物圈, 花园自己就会衰败消失.
期刊摘选
- My days are like the evening shadow ; I wither away like grass.
- 11我的年日、如日影偏斜.我也如草枯乾.
期刊摘选
- Autumn wind rises; white clouds fly. Grass and trees wither; geese go south.
- 秋风起 兮 白云飞, 草木黄落 兮 雁南归.
《现代汉英综合大词典》