| 单词 | withering |
| 释义 | witheringWord family adjectivewitherednounwitherednesswitheringadverbwitheringlyverbwither with·er·ing /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ adjectiveadj a withering look/remark etc CRITICIZEa look, remark etc that makes someone feel stupid, embarrassed, or lose confidence 打击性的眼神/言语等，咄咄逼人的眼神/言语等 Examples from the Corpus a withering look/remark etc• The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look.• Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair. —witheringly adverbadv Examples from the Corpus withering• Mrs Thatcher's withering contempt was far more damaging.• The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look.• Be prepared to question this if you want to, and do not retreat from any withering looks.• Momentarily they lift her world beyond its withering perimeter.• Billy Bingham, whose make-do-and-mend team were no match for their southern neighbours' withering power game, added his good wishes.• I had watched her successor, David Ennals, come under withering union fire for cutting back on the hospital building programme.• Rotten had also adopted an increasingly withering view of his colleagues. |
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