withers

英 [ˈwɪðəz]

美 [ˈwɪðərz]

n.  鬐甲(马肩胛骨间隆起部分)
v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢; 萎缩; (尤指渐渐)破灭，消失
wither的第三人称单数

复数：withers　

BNC.36368 / COCA.28737

牛津词典

noun

• 鬐甲（马肩胛骨间隆起部分）
  the highest part of a horse's back, between its shoulders

柯林斯词典

• VERB 衰弱;凋敝
  If someone or somethingwithers, they become very weak.
  1. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered...
     他到退休年龄时已老态毕现。
  2. Industries unable to modernize have been left to wither.
     无法实现现代化的行业已经自行衰落。
  3. Wither awaymeans the same aswither.
     wither away 同 wither
  4. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
     眼见自己的身体日渐衰弱真是让人心烦。
• VERB (花朵、植物)枯萎，凋谢
  If a flower or plantwithers, it dries up and dies.
  1. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered...
     伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
  2. Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions.
     美国中西部农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。
• 甲；马肩隆
  The highest part of a horse's back, behind its neck, is referred to as itswithers.

英英释义

noun

• the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

双语例句

• Hair is short on the face developing into a distinct mane, from the crown to the withers, surrounding the head and neck.
  面部的短毛发逐渐增长为头顶部和肩部的鬃毛，环绕头部和颈部。
• Empress Dowager of the palace and gardens from the withers not a dewy rose.
  皇太后的花园及行宫是从不曾凋谢的一支带露玫瑰。
• He should be tied to the top rail, which is a few inches higher than his withers.
  他应该被拴在最高的那根围栏上，那根围栏比他的肩隆高了几英寸。
• Always tie a horse at the level of his withers or a bit higher to a post or a well-constructed rail, such as this metal pipe rail.
  一定要把马拴在和他的肩隆齐平或是稍高一点的杆子或是功能健全的围栏上，比如说这种金属管围栏上。
• Well, we surely know the ways in which love bursts and withers away during the time of intimacy.
  其实我们早就知道，关于爱的滋生和枯萎无非就发生在那些暧昧的时间中。
• The tender plant is produced, but in so cold a soil and so severe a climate, soon withers and dies.
  柔嫩植物长出来了，但在土壤寒冽、气候严酷的环境中，不久就枯死了。
• The topline is level from the withers to the croup.
  背线自马肩隆到臀部保持水平。
• Life will never be the flower withers.
  生命之花永不会凋谢。
• On the contrary, when removed from the greenhouse and exposed to the driving rain, the flower soon fades and withers, with the petals cast about on the grounds.
  与此相反，当它被移出温室并暴露在暴雨中时。花儿很快就凋谢枯萎了，花瓣散落满地。
• • the "partnership" quietly withers away, leaving a damaged relationship with Goliath and a bad taste inside the company.
  •双方的“合作关系”无疾而终，不仅破坏了你与歌利亚的关系，还在公司内部留下了苦涩的回忆。