Wither
[ 'wɪðɚ ]
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vt. 使枯萎;使畏缩;使衰弱;
vi. 凋谢;衰弱;萎缩;
📝 例句
She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.
她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
In a sane world, the threat could wither and the promise could blood.
在一个精神健全的世界中，威胁可以使之衰弱，而希望将会得到繁胜。
The flowers in the vase withered.
花瓶里的花朵枯萎了。
See how they hang their heads and droop, and wither.
看！它们不是低着头，弯下腰，就要枯萎了吗？
The scorching torrent was enough to wither the face of the corpse.
这一阵激流似的痛骂，大可以使死人面上失色。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ wit-智慧,her-她:当她充满智慧时年龄也大了(枯萎)
※ weather-天气,wither-枯萎:天气不好,植物就会枯萎
※ with-和,wither-衰退:最浪漫后,就是和你一起慢慢衰老
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
wither
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (away); ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become dry, shrivelled or dead （使某物）枯萎, 凋谢
The flowers will wither if you don't put them in water. 这些花不放在水里就要枯死了.
(fig 比喻) Their hopes gradually withered away. 他们的希望逐渐破灭了.
limbs withered by disease and starvation 因疾病和饥饿而造成的四肢萎缩.
2 [Tn] subdue or overwhelm (sb) with scorn, etc 以鄙视等态度降服或震慑（某人）
She withered him with a glance. 她瞟了他一眼把他镇住了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['wiðә]vt. 使凋谢, 使消亡, 使畏缩vi. 枯萎, 衰退
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Settlers made agreements with Native American cheifs but always broke them afterwards.
殖民者同美洲土著人的首领达成了协议，但是这些协议随后总是被撕毁。
On Reading
论阅读
Back at the hive they watched the wagging dance closely.
他们回到蜂箱旁，仔细观察摇摆舞。