Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11732
Fully loadedwithering
枯萎；干枯；使枯萎
withering is the present participle of wither.
核心释义
不及物：自身枯萎；及物：使……枯萎。
To become dry and shriveled, or to cause something to become dry and shriveled.
- 1.
枯萎；凋谢；因缺水而干枯。
To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
- 2.
反对；抵抗；对抗。
To go against, resist; oppose.
- 3.
使枯萎；使干枯。
To cause to shrivel or dry up.
- 4.
失去活力；衰弱；消瘦；消亡。
To lose vigour or power; to languish; to waste away; to pass away.
- 5.
因情绪而变得无助。
To become helpless due to emotion.
- 6.
使因情绪而无助。
To make helpless due to emotion.
衰退；衰败；失去活力；（使）不知所措；（使）发慌；反对；抵抗；枯萎；凋谢；因缺水而干枯。；反对；抵抗；对抗。
用法In use
If you forget to water them, the plants will wither.
用法提示：wither 为不及物动词，表示因缺水而变得干枯萎缩。
The roses withered in the vase after a week.
用法提示：withered 是 wither 的过去式，描述花朵枯萎的状态。
The grass is withering because of the hot weather.
用法提示：is withering 为现在进行时，强调正在枯萎的过程。
wither (away)
不及物用法，常与介词in/under连用表示原因。
The flowers withered in the scorching sun.
花儿在烈日下枯萎了。
wither sth (with sth)
及物用法，宾语为受影响的物，可附加原因。
The long drought withered all the crops.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wither away
- 枯萎凋零；逐渐消亡
- Without proper care, the flowers withered away within days.缺乏适当照料，这些花几天内就枯萎凋零了。
- wither and die
- 枯萎而死
- The plants withered and died during the drought.干旱期间，这些植物枯萎而死。
- wither on the vine
- 胎死腹中；未能实现
- The proposal withered on the vine due to lack of support.由于缺乏支持，这项提案胎死腹中。
- wither in the heat
- 在高温中枯萎
- The crops withered in the extreme heat.庄稼在极端高温中枯萎了。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 with her：她离开后，花园无人浇水，花草都 wither（枯萎）了。记住 wither = 缺水凋谢。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing plants or flowers、gardening or agricultural contexts、discussing decline in formal or literary writing wither 在表示‘枯萎、干枯’时属于中性词，口语和书面语都可用；引申为‘衰退、消亡’时多用于正式或文学语境。日常口语中若指植物干枯，常说 dry up 或 fade。使用时应根据具体场景选择，避免在随便的口语里显得生硬。
语法说明Grammar Note
可及物或不及物
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All of dither, slither, hither, and whither rhyme with wither (/ˈwɪðər/), sharing the /ɪðər/ ending. Note that whither is often pronounced the same as wither in modern English. Weather and whether look like wither (both end in -ther) but are pronounced /ˈwɛðər/ with /ɛ/, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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