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;
The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了,嫩草没有牛来吃了,草就长得不粗壮。
I want to find out more about my 'roots,' he said.
“我想要更多地探寻我的‘根’。”
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.