wither
英[\'wɪðə(r)]
美[\'wɪðə(r)]
意思解释
vt. 使枯萎；使畏缩；使衰弱
vi. 凋谢；衰弱；萎缩
vi. 凋谢；衰弱；萎缩
变化形式
第三人称单数： withers
过去式： withered
过去分词： withered
现在分词： withering
易混淆的单词： Wither
过去式： withered
过去分词： withered
现在分词： withering
易混淆的单词： Wither
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.
用法例句
- The only way to wither those roots is with love .
- 唯一使这些根枯萎的方式就是爱。
- As domestic monopolies wither , notaries are looking abroad .
- 随着国内垄断的萎缩，公证员的眼光正在转向国外。
- Reagan did not believe that freedom could be left to wither in accommodation with autocracy .
- 里根认为，不能为了迁就专制统治而听任自由凋零。
- The beneficiaries are state-owned interests that many analysts had assumed would gradually wither away in the face of private-sector competition .
- 从中受益的是国有企业，而之前许多分析人士曾认为面对私营企业的竞争，国有企业会逐渐衰弱。
- Some will cause us to wither , while others will help us grow and flourish .
- 也许一些雇主会导致我们枯萎，而其他人将帮助我们茁壮成长。