Word · Frequency #23946
withered
枯萎的；干瘪的；皱缩的
核心释义
植物缺水常用枯萎；人或皮肤因衰老、疾病则常用干瘪、皱缩。
shrivelled or shrunken, especially from lack of water, age, or illness
- 1.
枯萎的；干枯的；萎缩的。
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
- 2.
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
枯萎的；干枯的；萎缩的。；因衰老或疾病而干瘪起皱的；枯萎了的；雕谢了的
用法In use
She threw away the withered flowers from last week's bouquet.
用法提示：withered 是形容词，修饰 flowers，表示“枯萎的”。
The old man's withered hands trembled as he held the cup.
用法提示：withered 作定语修饰 hands，形容因衰老而干瘪皱缩。
Farmers worried about the withered crops during the long drought.
用法提示：withered 描述 crops 因缺水而枯萎的状态，作定语。
a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws
he did well despite his withered arm
withered + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- withered flowers
- 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。
- withered leaves
- 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。
- withered crops
- 枯萎的庄稼
- The drought left withered crops in the fields.干旱使田里的庄稼枯萎了。
- withered hand
- 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。
- withered skin
- 干瘪起皱的皮肤
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：withered 里藏着 'the'——那朵花已枯萎干瘪。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 slithered /ˈslɪðɚd/ 与 withered 真正押韵（重读元音 /ɪ/ 及后面的 /ðɚd/ 相同）。wither 是去掉末尾 /d/ 的原形，读音并不相同；gathered /ˈɡæðɚd/、weathered /ˈwɛðɚd/ 拼写以 -ered 结尾，但重读元音分别为 /æ/ 和 /ɛ/，不能按 withered 类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.