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.

双语例句


1. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
眼见自己的身体日渐衰弱真是让人心烦。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Age cannot wither her.
岁月并未使她的容颜减色.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.
我的生命就如秋叶般枯萎凋零。

来自柯林斯例句

4. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

5. 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.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》