柯林斯詞典wither /?w?e?/ (withering,withered,withers) 1. V-I If someone or something withers, they become very weak. 變虛弱 When he went into retirement, he visibly withered. 到了退休年齡時,他明顯變得虛弱了。2. PHRASAL VERB Wither away means the same as . 變虛弱 To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating. 看著我的身體在自己的眼前日漸虛弱真是讓人惱火。3. V-I If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies. (花朵或植物) 枯萎 The flowers in Isabel's room had withered. 伊莎貝爾房間里的花朵已經(jīng)枯萎了。 返回 wither劍橋詞典[ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] (to cause ) to become weak and dry and decay (使)枯萎,(使)干枯 Grass had withered in the fields . 田里的草都枯萎了。 [ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 ] to slowly disappear , lose importance , or become weaker 萎縮;逐漸消失 This country is in danger of allowing its industrial base to wither away. 這個國家正面臨著工業(yè)基礎(chǔ)萎縮的危險。 習(xí)語wither on the vine 返回 wither