wither

中英词典：wither

形容词和名词含义

形容词（adjective）：

枯萎的；凋谢的

衰弱的；无生气的

腐朽的；不再有价值的

名词（noun）：

枯萎；凋谢

衰败；衰弱

词语辨析

wither与shrivel是相似的词语，都表示植物或物体由于缺水、缺乏养分或其他原因而变得干瘪或缩小。
区别在于，wither更强调因缺乏水分而导致的枯萎，而shrivel则更侧重于因干燥而收缩或皱缩。
例如：
The flowers will wither if you don't water them.（如果你不浇水，花会枯萎。）
The grapes were left in the sun and they shrivelled into raisins.（葡萄被晒干后，它们干缩成了葡萄干。）

词汇扩充

withered（动词过去式/过去分词）：枯萎的；干瘪的

withering（形容词）：使人痛苦的；令人沮丧的

witheringly（副词）：尖刻地；嘲讽地

近义词

fade：褪色；消失

shrivel：收缩；皱缩

dehydrate：脱水；干燥

atrophy：萎缩；衰退

反义词

flourish：繁荣；茁壮成长

thrive：兴旺；茁壮成长

bloom：开花；盛开

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）解释

动词（verb）：

If a plant withers, its leaves and stems become dry and start to die.

If you say that something withers away, you mean that it gradually becomes weaker or less important and then disappears completely.

名词（noun）：

A wither is a dead flower or leaf that has been picked or has fallen off a plant.

If you say that something is the wither of someone, you mean that it makes them feel less confident or less determined.

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）解释

动词（verb）：

(of a plant) become dry and shriveled.

lose force, vigor, or freshness.

名词（noun）：

a flower or leaf of a plant that has become dry and shriveled.

something that causes a person's confidence or enthusiasm to decline.

用法

动词用法：

wither away：逐渐消失；凋谢

wither on the vine：失败；毫无成果

名词用法：

wither of hope：希望的消失

wither of ambition：雄心的消失

例句

1. The flowers withered in the hot sun.（花在炎热的阳光下枯萎了。） 2. The plant withered and died because it wasn't watered.（由于没有浇水，植物枯萎并死亡了。） 3. The old man's strength withered as he aged.（老人随着年龄的增长力量衰弱了。） 4. The company's profits have withered in recent years.（该公司的利润在最近的几年中大幅下降。） 5. The rose petals withered and fell to the ground.（玫瑰花瓣凋谢并落到地上。） 6. Without water, the leaves of the plant withered away.（没有水，植物的叶子枯萎了。） 7. The team's hopes withered away after losing the game.（队伍在比赛中失利后，希望逐渐消失了。） 8. His enthusiasm for the project withered on the vine when it faced numerous obstacles.（当项目面临诸多障碍时，他对该项目的热情毫无成果。） 9. The drought caused the crops to wither and die.（干旱导致庄稼枯萎并死亡。） 10. Her confidence withered under constant criticism.（她在不断的批评下失去了信心。） 11. The wither of his dreams left him feeling defeated.（他的梦想的破灭让他感到很沮丧。） 12. The once beautiful garden had withered into a barren wasteland.（曾经美丽的花园已经变成了一片荒芜的废地。） 13. The withered leaves crumbled to dust in her hands.（干枯的叶子在她手中变成了灰尘。） 14. The company's reputation withered after the scandal.（丑闻后，公司的声誉受损。） 15. The wither of his ambition made him give up his dreams.（雄心的消失使他放弃了他的梦想。） 16. The artist's creativity seemed to wither over time.（随着时间的流逝，艺术家的创造力似乎越来越少。） 17. The politician's popularity withered as scandals emerged.（随着丑闻的曝光，政治家的受欢迎程度下降了。） 18. The wither of her beauty did not diminish her inner strength.（她的美貌的凋谢并没有削弱她内在的力量。） 19. The once vibrant city had withered into a ghost town.（曾经繁华的城市已经变成了一个鬼城。） 20. The wither of her love for him left a void in her heart.（对他的爱的凋谢在她心中留下了一片空虚。）