wither

/'wiðә/

柯林斯星级

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大学英语六级托福雅思 GRE

中文翻译

vt. 使凋谢, 使消亡, 使畏缩

vi. 枯萎, 衰退

英文解释

v wither, as with a loss of moisture

v lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

词态变化

过去式:withered

过去分词:withered

现在分词:withering

第三人称单数:withers

复数形式:withers

常见例句

A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass

n a very long fly ball n a sudden very loud noise n a strong current of air n an explosion (as of dynamite) n a highly pleasurable or exciting experience n intense adverse criticism v make a strident sound v hit hard v use explosives on v apply a draft or strong wind to to v create by using explosives v make with or as if with an explosion v fire a shot v criticize harshly or violently v shatter as if by explosion v shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly

any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting v

n a state or condition being blighted n any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting v cause to suffer a blight

n a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse n an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface