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wither

英 ['wɪðə] 美 ['wɪðɚ]

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解释

vt. 使凋谢；使畏缩；使衰弱
vi. 枯萎；凋谢；衰弱
n. (Wither)人名；(英)威瑟

※ 提供单词"wither"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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

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。

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。

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.