wither
wither 英 [ˈwɪðə(r)] 美 [ˈwɪðɚ]
vt. 使凋谢；使畏缩；使衰弱 vi. 枯萎；凋谢；衰弱
进行时:withering 过去式:withered 过去分词:withered 第三人称单数:withers 名词复数:withers
- Wither means to shrivel up or shrink. If you forget to water your plants for six weeks, they'll wither — they'll dry up and you probably won't be able to bring them back to life.
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- vt. 使凋谢；使畏缩；使衰弱
- vi. 枯萎；凋谢；衰弱
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1. If we follow the path of returning to sanity, they will wither.
如果我们遵循回归理智的道路，基地组织就会枯萎。
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2. But, if you start to neglect her, stop thinking about her, and not keeping her in your heart, your relationship will soon wither and evaporate.
但是，如果你开始忽略她，不再思念她，不再把她留在心里，你们的关系很快就会枯萎和破裂。
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3. If you are yourself at work, you will either thrive or wither, and if you wither chances are that you are in the wrong place to begin with.
如果你在工作中坚持做自己，你要么茁壮成长，要么逐渐枯萎，当你枯萎的时候，还会有机会在你枯萎的错误地方重新开始。
- wither (v.) 1530s, alteration of Middle English wydderen "dry up, shrivel" (late 14c.), intransitive, apparently a differentiated and special use of wederen "to expose to weather" (see weather (v.)). Compare German verwittern "to become weather-beaten," from Witter "weather." Transitive sense from 1550s. Related: Withered; withering; witheringly.
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