withered

英 [ˈwɪðəd]

美 [ˈwɪðərd]

adj.  干枯的; 枯萎的; 衰老憔悴的; 枯槁的; 干瘪的; 瘦弱的; 发育不良的; 病态的
v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢; 萎缩; (尤指渐渐)破灭，消失
wither的过去分词和过去式

过去式：withered　过去分词：withered　

BNC.23946 / COCA.21647

牛津词典

adj.

• 干枯的；枯萎的
  dried up and dead
  1. withered leaves
     枯叶
• 衰老憔悴的；枯槁的；干瘪的
  looking old because they are thin and weak and have very dry skin
• 瘦弱的；发育不良的；病态的
  thin and weak and not fully developed because of disease
  1. withered limbs
     干瘪的四肢

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (人或身体部位)瘦弱的，衰老的，枯槁的
  If you describe a person or a part of their body aswithered, you mean that they are thin and their skin looks old.
  1. ...her withered hands.
     她干瘪的双手
  2. ...the bartender's withered face.
     酒保憔悴的面容
• ADJ (四肢因疾病或受伤)瘦弱的，萎缩的
  Witheredis used to describe someone's leg or arm when it is thin and weak because of disease or injury.
  1. She has one slightly withered leg, noticeably thinner than the other.
     她有一条腿有点儿萎缩，看上去明显比另一条腿瘦。

双语例句

• The flowers have withered away [ up].
  花谢了。
• They're all withered, not too many left.
  大部分都萎缩了，剩下的不多了。
• When he went into retirement, he visibly withered
  他到退休年龄时已老态毕现。
• The flowers withered in the cold.
  花在寒冷的天气里凋谢了。
• The flower withered because of water shortage.
  这两天缺水，花打蔫儿了。
• The fig tree you cursed has withered!
  你所咒诅的无花果树，已经枯干了。
• The flowers in Isabel's room had withered
  伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
• A withered tree comes to life again.
  枯木逢春。
• The hot sun had withered all my plants.
  烈日晒得我的所有植物都枯萎了。
• A thousand sails pass by the sunken ship,| ten thousand saplings shoot up beyond the withered tree.& new things ( or forces) will always take the place of the old ones.
  沉舟侧畔千帆过，病树前头万木春。（刘禹锡《酬乐天》）