wither是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)wither on the vine未贯彻；未处理

(2)wither away消亡；衰亡；枯萎

双语例句

(1)These flowers have not been watered for a month and they must have withered.

这些花已经一个月没浇过水了，一定早就枯死了。

(2)His frivolous words withered Mary.

他话语轻浮，让玛丽很难堪。

(3)The program would wither away if it was not supported by the government.

如果得不到政府支持，这个项目便会失去活力。

(4)The grass had withered in the fields.

田里的草都枯萎了

(5)In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.

秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。

(6)To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.

看着我的身体在自己的眼前日渐虚弱真是让人恼火。

(7)The settlements outside the blocks would wither and die, says Silvan Shalom, a Likud deputy prime minister and longtime foe of the prime minister.

利库德集团副总理、首相的长期敌人西尔万·沙洛姆表示，这些街区之外的定居点将会消亡。

(8)Is it working on a supersecret social site that'll blow away its competitors—or has it been left to wither?

他们正在做的一个绝密社交型网站，是可以一下打倒对手，还是成了无人问津的网站？

(9)Which will be the first to wither?

谁将最先出局？

同义词

vt. 使凋谢；使畏缩；使衰弱

vi. 枯萎；凋谢；衰弱

同根词

词根 wither

(1)withered adj. 枯萎的；憔悴的；雕谢了的；尽是皱纹的v. 干枯；减弱；羞愧（wither的过去分词）

(2)withering adj. 使干枯的；使畏缩的；极有毁灭性的；极有讽刺性的n. 枯萎；凋谢v. 使凋谢；干枯；减弱；摧毁（wither的现在分词）

单词辨析

凋谢

(1)fade 侧重指渐渐失去色彩和光泽。

(2)wither 指因无活力而丧失生命力。

释义

v.

[no obj.] (of a plant) become dry and shriveled

（植物）干枯，枯萎

the grass had withered to an unappealing brown

草枯黄了，不吸引人了

[as adj. withered]withered leaves.

枯叶。

(of a person, limb, or the skin)become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease

（人的四肢、皮肤等）变枯槁；萎缩

[as adj. withered]a girl with a withered arm.

一位手臂萎缩的女孩。

cease to flourish; fall into decay or decline

衰落；萧条；失去活力

programmes would wither away if they did not command local support.

如果得不到当地的支持，项目就会丧失其活力。

(wither away)(of the state in Marxist theory)cease to exist because no longer necessary after the dictatorship of the proletariat has implemented the necessary changes in society

（马克思主义的状态）消亡。

[with obj.] cause harm or damage to

损害；毁坏

a business that can wither the hardiest ego.

一件足以挫伤最坚强自我意识的事。

mortify (someone) with a scornful look or manner

使（人）难堪；使窘迫；使羞惭

his clipped tone withered Sylvester.

他尖刻的语调使西尔威斯特感到难堪。

短语

wither on the vine fail to be implemented or dealt with because of neglect or inaction （因疏忽、无行动而）未贯彻；未处理

类似拼写词

wither v. 干枯；枯萎；损害；毁坏；萎缩；衰落；变枯槁；萧条；失去活力；消亡

either conj. & adv. 或者；要么；也；而且

词源

"late Middle English： apparently a variant of WEATHER, ultimately differentiated for certain senses．"

考纲分布

近6年出现1次

重要程度: 3星

100%; v (使)枯萎; 凋零

考纲释义

( 1)v. (使)枯萎; 凋零

真题例句：

The flower went on, “My days have passed and I’m going to wither （枯萎）. That makes me so sad.”

花继续说:“我的日子已经结束了，我要枯萎了。这让我很难过。”[2021年 昆明市卷 完形填空]

必考派生词

withered adj. 枯萎的；憔悴的；凋谢的

考纲分布

近9年出现1次

重要程度: 3星

100%; v 使枯萎; 使干枯; 衰老; 憔悴

考纲释义

( 1)v. 使枯萎; 使干枯; 衰老; 憔悴

考纲分布

近9年出现4次

重要程度: 4星

75%; v 萎缩; 破灭; 消失

25%; v (使)枯萎; 凋零

考纲释义

( 1)v. 萎缩; 破灭; 消失

真题例句：

The World Chess Championship was called off abruptly, due to the withered frame of a player who was competing for the title.

世界国际象棋锦标赛突然取消，原因是有位参赛选手身形枯槁。[2020年 CET6 听力]

Where we flourish, their cultures wither.

我们健康成长的地方，他们的文化就会枯萎。[2020年 CET6 阅读理解C]

( 2)v. (使)枯萎; 凋零

真题例句：

They wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.

它们枯萎，变小收缩，直到它们看起来像一堆死灰色的叶子。[2018年 CET6 阅读理解B]

必考派生词

withered adj. 枯萎的；憔悴的；凋谢的

(1)Without the canals, the Uygur's major export would wither on the vine.

没有了运河，维吾尔族的主要出口商品便会在这藤上枯萎凋零。《China from Above》《鸟瞰中国》

(2)I'm willing to let your child wither and die inside you, if that's what's required. But neither of us wants that.

如果有必要的话，我宁愿让你的孩子胎死腹中，但我们都不想看懂那样的结果。《House of Cards Season 2》《纸牌屋 第二季》