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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What's in that cave?
岩洞里会有什么？
A few days later about 140 black people were taken and put on a tall sailing ship waiting off the coast.
几天以后，大约140名黑人被带到一艘停靠在海岸边的大帆船上。
How extraordinary! I said. I think someone has been carving animals.
“多么神奇啊！”我说，“我想有人一直在刻这些动物。”