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wilt (intransitive)
The flowers wilted in the heat.
花在高温下枯萎了。
枯萎；发蔫
wilts — third person singular of wilt
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枯萎；发蔫
To become limp and drooping, as a dying leaf or flower.
The flowers wilted in the heat.
花在高温下枯萎了。
不及物；常指植物
枯萎；发蔫；变得软弱无力
To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
变得疲惫；失去力量；衰弱
To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
使枯萎；使发蔫
To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
使疲劳；使精疲力竭
To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
wilt
Base
原形
wilts
3rd person
第三人称单数
wilting
-ing
现在分词
wilted
Past
过去式
wilted
Past participle
过去分词
The flowers wilt quickly in the hot sun.
这些花在烈日下很快枯萎。
The intense heat wilted the crops last summer.
去年夏天的高温使庄稼枯萎了。
The plants have wilted because of the drought.
由于干旱，这些植物已经枯萎了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The plants in the garden began to wilt after three days without water.
花园里的植物在三天没有浇水后开始枯萎。
She wilted under the intense heat during the long hike.
在长途徒步中，酷热让她变得无精打采。
Cut flowers will wilt quickly if you leave them in direct sunlight.
切花如果放在直射阳光下，很快就会枯萎。
The flowers wilted in the heat.
花在高温下枯萎了。
使某物枯萎或衰弱
The sun wilted the plants.
太阳晒蔫了植物。
比喻义，指因压力等而衰弱
She wilted under the pressure.
她在压力下变得衰弱。
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因炎热而发蔫；热得枯萎
The plants wilt in the afternoon heat.
这些植物在午后的炎热中发蔫。
在压力下萎靡；因压力而垮掉
She tends to wilt under pressure during job interviews.
她求职面试时往往在压力下萎靡不振。
因缺水而枯萎
The flowers wilted from lack of water while we were away.
我们不在家时，花儿因缺水枯萎了。
枯萎而死
Without proper care, the seedlings will wilt and die.
如果照顾不当，这些幼苗会枯萎而死。
因疲劳而衰弱无力
After the long hike, he began to wilt with fatigue.
长途徒步后，他开始因疲劳而衰弱无力。
在压力下畏缩，变得萎靡
She usually performs well, but she wilted under pressure during the final exam.
她平时表现很好，但在期末考试的压力下她萎靡不振。
在炎热中失去活力，变得萎靡
Without water, the flowers wilt in the heat.
没有水，花在炎热中枯萎。
像花一样蔫了，变得无精打采
He wilted like a flower when he heard the bad news.
听到坏消息时，他像花一样蔫了。
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记忆联想：wilt 开头的 w 像两片下垂的花瓣，花一垂就是枯萎发蔫。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、written description of exhaustion wilt 通常用于描述植物缺水或高温时发蔫、下垂；引申表示人失去精力时，多见于书面或正式语境。
Can be used transitively (e.g., The heat wilted the flowers) or intransitively (e.g., The flowers wilted).
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