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withered + noun
She held out a withered hand.
她伸出一只枯萎的手。
枯萎的；干瘪的；皱缩的
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枯萎的；干瘪的；皱缩的
shrivelled or shrunken, especially from lack of water, age, or illness
She held out a withered hand.
她伸出一只枯萎的手。
植物缺水常用枯萎；人或皮肤因衰老、疾病则常用干瘪、皱缩。
枯萎的；干枯的；萎缩的。
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
因衰老或疾病而干瘪起皱的
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie
She threw away the withered flowers from last week's bouquet.
她扔掉了上周花束里那些枯萎的花。
AI contextual example
The old man's withered hands trembled as he held the cup.
那位老人干瘪的双手端着杯子时微微颤抖。
AI contextual example
Farmers worried about the withered crops during the long drought.
长期干旱期间，农民们为枯萎的庄稼发愁。
AI contextual example
a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws
一个瘦高如稻草人的男人,面容枯槁,下颌突出。
WordNet
She held out a withered hand.
她伸出一只枯萎的手。
The leaves are withered and brown.
叶子枯萎发黄。
His skin was withered from years in the sun.
他的皮肤因多年日晒而干枯。
Not this
The flower has withered.
Use this
The flower is withered.
学习者常常混淆完成时态和形容词状态。'has withered'表示凋谢的动作，但作为形容词时应该用'is withered'来描述花处于枯萎的状态。
Not this
He looks very withered after the illness.
Use this
He looks very haggard after the illness.
中文'枯萎'可以描述人，但英语中'withered'通常用于植物或身体部位（如枯萎的手），形容人整体憔悴时更常用'haggard'。
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枯萎的花
She threw away the withered flowers in the vase.
她把花瓶里枯萎的花扔掉了。
干枯的叶子
The withered leaves rustled under our feet.
干枯的叶子在我们的脚下沙沙作响。
枯萎的庄稼
The drought left withered crops in the fields.
干旱使田里的庄稼枯萎了。
枯瘦的手
He raised a withered hand to wave goodbye.
他举起一只枯瘦的手挥手告别。
干瘪起皱的皮肤
The old woman's withered skin was thin and pale.
那位老妇人的皮肤干瘪起皱，又薄又苍白。
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记忆联想：withered 里藏着 'the'——那朵花已枯萎干瘪。
语域：neutral 常见场景：植物或花因缺水而干枯、衰老或疾病导致的皮肤干瘪 该词为中性偏书面的说法，通常用于描写植物、花朵因缺水而枯萎，也可形容老人或病人干瘪起皱的皮肤。日常口语中更常说 dried up 或 wrinkled，书面描写中比较常见 withered。
通常用作定语或表语，描述因年龄或疾病而枯萎、干瘪的状态。
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