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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