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单词 wither
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witherverb

uk/ˈwɪð.ər/us/ˈwɪð.ɚ/also wither away

[ I or T ] (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay:

Grass had withered in the fields.

[ I ] to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker:

This country is in danger of allowing its industrial base to wither away.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Plant pathology

  • auxin
  • blight
  • canker
  • dry rot
  • Dutch elm disease
  • etiolated
  • excrescence
  • fungicide
  • herbicide
  • insecticide
  • node
  • organophosphate
  • pesticide
  • rust
  • scab
  • sterility
  • worm-eaten
  • wormhole

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Becoming and making less strong
Appearing & disappearing

Idiom(s)

wither on the vine

witherverb [ I/T ]

us/ˈwɪð·ər/

to become, or cause something to become, weak, dry, and smaller:

[ T ] Hot, dry weather withered the peanut crop in the southeast.
[ I ] fig. Public interest in the scandal will not wither away any time soon.
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