英语词汇“wither”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wither

(wɪðəʳ )

Word forms: withers , withering , withered

1. verb

If someone or something withers, they become very weak.

When he went into retirement, he visibly withered. [VERB]

Industries unable to modernise have been left to wither. [VERB]

Wither away means the same as wither.

To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating. [VERB PARTICLE]

2. verb

If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies.

The flowers in Isabel's room had withered. [VERB]

Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions. [VERB]

Synonyms: wilt, dry, decline, shrink

withered graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

...a mound of withered leaves.

His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes.

3. plural noun

The highest part of a horse's back, behind its neck, is referred to as its withers.

Phrasal verbs:

wither away wither [sense 1]

Idioms:

wither on the vine or die on the vine

to die or gradually come to an end

I talked to senior citizens and ordinary people all over this state who are worried that the American dream is dying on the vine.

Translations:

Chinese: 变虚弱

Japanese: 弱まる

单词	wither
释义	wither (wɪðəʳ ) Word forms: withers , withering , withered 1. verb If someone or something withers, they become very weak. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered. [VERB] Industries unable to modernise have been left to wither. [VERB] Wither away means the same as wither. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. verb If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered. [VERB] Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions. [VERB] Synonyms: wilt, dry, decline, shrink withered graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] ...a mound of withered leaves. His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes. 3. plural noun The highest part of a horse's back, behind its neck, is referred to as its withers. Phrasal verbs: wither away wither [sense 1] Idioms: wither on the vine or die on the vine to die or gradually come to an end I talked to senior citizens and ordinary people all over this state who are worried that the American dream is dying on the vine. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 变虚弱 Japanese: 弱まる
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