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
pleasingadj. 令人愉快的,舒适的;惹人喜欢的;满意的;
v. (使…)高兴( please的现在分词);(使…)满意;
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
In Gambia, as in most parts of Africa, there are few written records of family histoy.
冈比亚同非洲多数地方一样,有关家族的书面记载为数极少。
In summer, people like to go sailing, swimming, horse-riding, and rock-climbing in the mountains.