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单词 wilt
释义 wilt
wilt1
 /wilt/,  v.i.  
  1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
  2. to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day's hard work.
  v.t.  
  3. to cause to wilt.
  n.  
  4. the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a sudden wilt of interest in the discussion.
  5.  Plant Pathol.  
   a. the drying out, drooping, and withering of the leaves of a plant due to inadequate water supply, excessive transpiration, or vascular disease.
   b. a disease so characterized, as fusarium wilt.
  6. a virus disease of various caterpillars, characterized by the liquefaction of body tissues.
 Also, wilt disease (for defs. 5b, 6).
 [1685-95; dial. var. of wilk to wither, itself var. of welk, ME welken, prob. < MD welken; cf. G welk withered]
 Syn. 2. wane, droop; ebb, weaken.
wilt2
 /wilt/, v. Archaic.
 second pers. sing. pres. ind. of will1.
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