Definition of wither in English:

wither

verb ˈwɪðəˈwɪðər

1no object (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.
（植物）干枯，枯萎
the grass had withered to an unappealing brown
草枯黄了，不吸引人了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The world suddenly became cold as the grass withered down to nothing.
- Adolphus aimed the mouth of his flame-thrower at the flowered archway and let the flowers wither under the imagined flames of his mind, and he delighted in this.
- Weeds wither within a few minutes (though perennial weeds will require repeat applications).
- Whenever he touched the ground the grass withered and died underneath his foot.
- And the evidence abounds: thick truncated trunks still pushing out new sprigs, charred stumps, and entire trees withering on the roadside.
- The delicate anicham flower withers when merely smelled, but an unwelcome look is enough to wither a guest's heart.
- As autumn shows its tail, osmanthus flowers wither but the scent lingers, though not as fragrant as before.
- The same tree withers, droops and drops the dead leaves in autumn.
- Staring in disbelief Kana realized that the flower had withered slowly beneath her touch.
- Many Tibetans believe that in ancient times Jiuzhaigou suffered such disasters that its mountains collapsed, trees and flowers withered and inhabitants fled.
- He's so ugly his smile makes leaves fall off trees, grass wither and die, and animals flee in terror.
- A slow descent into a long and murky winter; on my doorstep, the colourful leaves on the trees withered and fell, and there was no spring.
- Crops were withering, cattle were dying, and the river that once sculpted canyons was a trickle.
- Development of the tagged inflorescences was examined daily until the flowers had withered.
- Finally, an attempt is made to tie the episode of the fig tree withering to Homer.
- After all flowers have withered, cut off the entire stem.
- An instant of heat and he was suddenly standing at the edge of a great expanse of grassland, the grass withered and blackened in places but generally a dry yellow.
- This delicate flower will wither and blow away like dust in the wind if it's not watered with affection and the light of love doesn't shine.
- The plant's foliage withers back during the summer while pretty, orange-red berries appear in the fall.
- He sees the crops withered through drought and devoured by pests on a shrivelled land struggling to escape the paralysis of famine.
Synonyms
wilt, become limp, droop, fade
shrivel (up), dry up
die, perish
technical become marcescent
1. 1.1 (of a part of the body) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease.
  （人的四肢、皮肤等）变枯槁；萎缩
  the flesh had withered away
  Example sentencesExamples
  All the time Jeremiah talked, Mathias edged closer to the body, making the girl seem to shrink and wither before the size of him.
  My friends' faces and arms tanned a beautiful bronze while my arms withered, blistered, burned and peeled.
  His thin body is withered and frail, and he shivers in the cold night air.
  Her eyes were a pale red, her body seemed withered and drawn out, and she was constantly yawning.
  Prominent community members wither and die in silence because the disease is considered so shameful.
  Her whole body seemed sucked dry of every liquid; she seemed withered in old age when she heard the two words that would forever change her life.
  For the body withering under the polluted skies of the City, with all the energies drained by the daily rigmarole of life, this is manna from heaven!
  The body might wither and die, but the thing that is the person, the essence, the soul lives on.
  Lord Keel was covered in several large wounds in his chest and his skin had withered and thinned as if he had been dried like a mannequin.
  Nemeth was probably being taken to Tardonia, either to be ransomed or more likely to be unpleasantly executed, body charred and features withered by hostile magic.
  I am classic Northern/Celtic stock, and I wither in this weather.
  He was dressed in only a pair of boxer shorts, his body withered and pale.
  With no need for locomotion, the arms and legs withered into pencil thin stumps.
  The other Guards stood back in horror as the man's body hit the floor, a gaunt, withered, specter of their own future.
  His body withered and shriveled like a prune in the sun, and, as Juktis watched, he turned into dust and was carried away to drift on the winds for all of eternity.
  His body was wrinkled and withered, slightly bent over and hunched.
  While bodies may wither, or fall ill, with age, the mind can remain good.
  Over the years, his muscles withered, his bones thinned, and he suffered repeated bouts of infection and life-threatening complications.
  Her fingers were old and withered, wrinkles and extra skin from weight loss that had happened too quickly made the effect even worse.
  Prolonged boozing can actually eat away at a man's body, leaving his wedding tackle withered, his muscles punier and his bones weaker.
  Synonyms
  waste (away), become shrunken, shrivel (up), atrophy, decay
2no object Fall into decay or decline.
衰落；萧条；失去活力
it is not true that old myths either die or wither away
Example sentencesExamples
- Players become shallow and lazy as important parts of their game wither and atrophy from disuse.
- The blast withered to nothing as the attack stopped; Joshua fell from his position, hitting the ground with a dull thud.
- If you trust me I will instil in you the correct moral values so needed in this age of sexual libertarianism and moral decay, and also aid your withered self esteem.
- The snaps between characters fall flat, and all other attempts at comedy simply wither and die.
- Everything that had made me a beautiful, cheerful girl had withered and died on the twenty-third of June.
- For creativity is a muscle that must be worked or it will gradually atrophy and wither.
- The pressure not to split the team into warring camps during such a season was withering, and it fell on both of them.
- The line of soldiers of Kalon began to wither and grow thin, only a few warriors remained and gaps in their lines were beginning to form as they were running out of men.
- We in New Zealand, you know, used to be able to relax a bit, to be able to think that we would sit comfortably while the rest of the world seared, singed, withered.
- Phil Fontaine and Jane Stewart's Gathering Strength initiative began to wither.
Synonyms
diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade, ebb (away), wane, weaken, languish
evaporate, melt away, disappear
1. 2.1with object Cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken.
  a business that can wither the hardiest ego
  一件足以挫伤最坚强自我意识的事。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are so many things that wither and devour the flesh.
  Kelly was a conservative columnist known for withering criticisms of former president Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore, and also worked for the New Republic and Atlantic Monthly magazines.
  It is not anti-Semitic, but it is about anti-Semitism and how the prejudice withers its perpetrators as well as their victims.
  ‘Age cannot wither her not custom stale her infinite variety’ said Shakespeare of his heroine Cleopatra.
  A Hampshire airman will be proving that age certainly has not withered him when he pilots a replica First World War plane this weekend.
2. 2.2wither away (of the state in Marxist theory) cease to exist because no longer necessary after the dictatorship of the proletariat has implemented the necessary changes in society.
  （马克思主义的状态）消亡
  the state in socialist societies has failed to wither away
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Marxists states have mostly withered away - it's the capitalist states that are thriving.
  Though Marxists argue that under communism the state will wither away, it is precisely in communist societies that state control grew to enormous proportions.
  This, combined with the ideal of the class-less society and the expected withering away of the state after the revolution, implies a form of cosmopolitanism of its own.
  On the plus side, the BNP will wither away like the State in an ideal Socialist society.
  Too bad it was the Marxist states that all withered away, so that people might enjoy enough freedom to make a little money and enjoy themselves a bit.
3with object Humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner.
使（人）难堪；使窘迫；使羞惭
she withered him with a glance
Example sentencesExamples
- For half a century Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau withered any rival in vocal range with an austere glare and an iron grip on recording opportunities.
- That Simpsons parody comes to mind: the state-of-the-art sonic blast withers the theater crowd, and cracks teeth.
- With blazing and scornful eyes she fairly withered him by demanding whatever he meant by speaking to respectable people that way.
- Caroline merely tucked a curl behind her ear and withered him with a stare she had studied from Margaret Thatcher until he wilted completely.
- For those who see her withering her opponents with television soundbites, it comes as a surprise to find her sense of humour always bubbling close to the surface.
- They are quite likely to see right through you and your feckless ways, like Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous withering Edina and Patsy with her magnificently polished disdain.
- Carrie withered her, and for a second Stevie was taken aback.

Phrases

wither on the vine

Fail to be implemented or dealt with because of inaction.
（因疏忽、无行动而）未贯彻；未处理
that resolution clearly withered on the vine
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Talks have gone dead after the company looked at its figures again, and the deal has withered on the vine,’ said Mr Robinson.
- And despite this summer's favorable Supreme Court ruling, school vouchers remain a scholastic Schindler's List - rescuing children one at a time while an entire generation of abandoned kids withers on the vine.
- With the fruit withering on the vine, word came that a deal was being cut between Habbibi and Dostum.
- The objectionable institution of an advisory board is an appendage to a funding bill necessary to keep the underfunded Middle Eastern Studies programs from withering on the vine.
- We have two great resources withering on the vine just at a time when the world is desperate to see if we can be as resourceful as the people who are perceived to be inundating us.
- The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination.
- Other small live music venues just withered on the vine.
- It will mean the withering on the vine of Tory opposition to UK membership of the euro.
- It was the second phase of a development of the Coniston estate, and although the first phase, which included a 40 bedroom hotel, was swiftly completed, the golf course plan appears to have withered on the vine.
- There was a danger they could have withered on the vine.

Origin

Late Middle English: apparently a variant of weather, ultimately differentiated for certain senses.

Wither and weather (Old English) seem to be the same word, the different forms coming to be used for different senses. Weather itself is from a Germanic root linked to wind. The phrase wither away originated in early 20th century tracts about Marxist philosophy describing the decline of the state after a dictatorship has effected changes in society such that the state's domination is no longer necessary.

Rhymes

dither, hither, slither, swither, thither, whither, zither

Definition of wither in US English:

wither

verbˈwiT͟Hərˈwɪðər

1no object (of a plant) become dry and shriveled.
（植物）干枯，枯萎
the grass had withered to an unappealing brown
草枯黄了，不吸引人了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally, an attempt is made to tie the episode of the fig tree withering to Homer.
- Development of the tagged inflorescences was examined daily until the flowers had withered.
- The delicate anicham flower withers when merely smelled, but an unwelcome look is enough to wither a guest's heart.
- The plant's foliage withers back during the summer while pretty, orange-red berries appear in the fall.
- The same tree withers, droops and drops the dead leaves in autumn.
- Crops were withering, cattle were dying, and the river that once sculpted canyons was a trickle.
- This delicate flower will wither and blow away like dust in the wind if it's not watered with affection and the light of love doesn't shine.
- And the evidence abounds: thick truncated trunks still pushing out new sprigs, charred stumps, and entire trees withering on the roadside.
- Staring in disbelief Kana realized that the flower had withered slowly beneath her touch.
- After all flowers have withered, cut off the entire stem.
- The world suddenly became cold as the grass withered down to nothing.
- Whenever he touched the ground the grass withered and died underneath his foot.
- Weeds wither within a few minutes (though perennial weeds will require repeat applications).
- He sees the crops withered through drought and devoured by pests on a shrivelled land struggling to escape the paralysis of famine.
- An instant of heat and he was suddenly standing at the edge of a great expanse of grassland, the grass withered and blackened in places but generally a dry yellow.
- Many Tibetans believe that in ancient times Jiuzhaigou suffered such disasters that its mountains collapsed, trees and flowers withered and inhabitants fled.
- As autumn shows its tail, osmanthus flowers wither but the scent lingers, though not as fragrant as before.
- A slow descent into a long and murky winter; on my doorstep, the colourful leaves on the trees withered and fell, and there was no spring.
- He's so ugly his smile makes leaves fall off trees, grass wither and die, and animals flee in terror.
- Adolphus aimed the mouth of his flame-thrower at the flowered archway and let the flowers wither under the imagined flames of his mind, and he delighted in this.
Synonyms
wilt, become limp, droop, fade
1. 1.1 (of a person, limb, or the skin) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease.
  （人的四肢、皮肤等）变枯槁；萎缩
  the flesh had withered away
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her eyes were a pale red, her body seemed withered and drawn out, and she was constantly yawning.
  With no need for locomotion, the arms and legs withered into pencil thin stumps.
  He was dressed in only a pair of boxer shorts, his body withered and pale.
  Over the years, his muscles withered, his bones thinned, and he suffered repeated bouts of infection and life-threatening complications.
  I am classic Northern/Celtic stock, and I wither in this weather.
  Prolonged boozing can actually eat away at a man's body, leaving his wedding tackle withered, his muscles punier and his bones weaker.
  Lord Keel was covered in several large wounds in his chest and his skin had withered and thinned as if he had been dried like a mannequin.
  While bodies may wither, or fall ill, with age, the mind can remain good.
  Her whole body seemed sucked dry of every liquid; she seemed withered in old age when she heard the two words that would forever change her life.
  Nemeth was probably being taken to Tardonia, either to be ransomed or more likely to be unpleasantly executed, body charred and features withered by hostile magic.
  Prominent community members wither and die in silence because the disease is considered so shameful.
  His body withered and shriveled like a prune in the sun, and, as Juktis watched, he turned into dust and was carried away to drift on the winds for all of eternity.
  For the body withering under the polluted skies of the City, with all the energies drained by the daily rigmarole of life, this is manna from heaven!
  His body was wrinkled and withered, slightly bent over and hunched.
  My friends' faces and arms tanned a beautiful bronze while my arms withered, blistered, burned and peeled.
  The body might wither and die, but the thing that is the person, the essence, the soul lives on.
  Her fingers were old and withered, wrinkles and extra skin from weight loss that had happened too quickly made the effect even worse.
  His thin body is withered and frail, and he shivers in the cold night air.
  The other Guards stood back in horror as the man's body hit the floor, a gaunt, withered, specter of their own future.
  All the time Jeremiah talked, Mathias edged closer to the body, making the girl seem to shrink and wither before the size of him.
  Synonyms
  waste, waste away, become shrunken, shrivel, shrivel up, atrophy, decay
2Cease to flourish; fall into decay or decline.
衰落；萧条；失去活力
programs would wither away if they did not command local support
如果得不到当地的支持，项目就会丧失其活力。
Example sentencesExamples
- If you trust me I will instil in you the correct moral values so needed in this age of sexual libertarianism and moral decay, and also aid your withered self esteem.
- The snaps between characters fall flat, and all other attempts at comedy simply wither and die.
- Phil Fontaine and Jane Stewart's Gathering Strength initiative began to wither.
- The blast withered to nothing as the attack stopped; Joshua fell from his position, hitting the ground with a dull thud.
- For creativity is a muscle that must be worked or it will gradually atrophy and wither.
- We in New Zealand, you know, used to be able to relax a bit, to be able to think that we would sit comfortably while the rest of the world seared, singed, withered.
- Everything that had made me a beautiful, cheerful girl had withered and died on the twenty-third of June.
- The line of soldiers of Kalon began to wither and grow thin, only a few warriors remained and gaps in their lines were beginning to form as they were running out of men.
- The pressure not to split the team into warring camps during such a season was withering, and it fell on both of them.
- Players become shallow and lazy as important parts of their game wither and atrophy from disuse.
Synonyms
diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade, ebb, ebb away, wane, weaken, languish
1. 2.1with object Cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken.
  a business that can wither the hardiest ego
  一件足以挫伤最坚强自我意识的事。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A Hampshire airman will be proving that age certainly has not withered him when he pilots a replica First World War plane this weekend.
  ‘Age cannot wither her not custom stale her infinite variety’ said Shakespeare of his heroine Cleopatra.
  There are so many things that wither and devour the flesh.
  Kelly was a conservative columnist known for withering criticisms of former president Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore, and also worked for the New Republic and Atlantic Monthly magazines.
  It is not anti-Semitic, but it is about anti-Semitism and how the prejudice withers its perpetrators as well as their victims.
3Mortify (someone) with a scornful look or manner.
使（人）难堪；使窘迫；使羞惭
she withered me with a look
Example sentencesExamples
- Carrie withered her, and for a second Stevie was taken aback.
- For half a century Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau withered any rival in vocal range with an austere glare and an iron grip on recording opportunities.
- With blazing and scornful eyes she fairly withered him by demanding whatever he meant by speaking to respectable people that way.
- They are quite likely to see right through you and your feckless ways, like Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous withering Edina and Patsy with her magnificently polished disdain.
- That Simpsons parody comes to mind: the state-of-the-art sonic blast withers the theater crowd, and cracks teeth.
- Caroline merely tucked a curl behind her ear and withered him with a stare she had studied from Margaret Thatcher until he wilted completely.
- For those who see her withering her opponents with television soundbites, it comes as a surprise to find her sense of humour always bubbling close to the surface.

Phrases

wither on the vine

Fail to be implemented or dealt with because of neglect or inaction.
（因疏忽、无行动而）未贯彻；未处理
Example sentencesExamples
- The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination.
- Other small live music venues just withered on the vine.
- It will mean the withering on the vine of Tory opposition to UK membership of the euro.
- ‘Talks have gone dead after the company looked at its figures again, and the deal has withered on the vine,’ said Mr Robinson.
- There was a danger they could have withered on the vine.
- The objectionable institution of an advisory board is an appendage to a funding bill necessary to keep the underfunded Middle Eastern Studies programs from withering on the vine.
- It was the second phase of a development of the Coniston estate, and although the first phase, which included a 40 bedroom hotel, was swiftly completed, the golf course plan appears to have withered on the vine.
- We have two great resources withering on the vine just at a time when the world is desperate to see if we can be as resourceful as the people who are perceived to be inundating us.
- And despite this summer's favorable Supreme Court ruling, school vouchers remain a scholastic Schindler's List - rescuing children one at a time while an entire generation of abandoned kids withers on the vine.
- With the fruit withering on the vine, word came that a deal was being cut between Habbibi and Dostum.

Origin

Late Middle English: apparently a variant of weather, ultimately differentiated for certain senses.

单词	wither
释义	Definition of wither in English: wither verb ˈwɪðəˈwɪðər 1no object (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled. （植物）干枯，枯萎 the grass had withered to an unappealing brown 草枯黄了，不吸引人了。 Example sentencesExamples The world suddenly became cold as the grass withered down to nothing. Adolphus aimed the mouth of his flame-thrower at the flowered archway and let the flowers wither under the imagined flames of his mind, and he delighted in this. Weeds wither within a few minutes (though perennial weeds will require repeat applications). Whenever he touched the ground the grass withered and died underneath his foot. And the evidence abounds: thick truncated trunks still pushing out new sprigs, charred stumps, and entire trees withering on the roadside. The delicate anicham flower withers when merely smelled, but an unwelcome look is enough to wither a guest's heart. As autumn shows its tail, osmanthus flowers wither but the scent lingers, though not as fragrant as before. The same tree withers, droops and drops the dead leaves in autumn. Staring in disbelief Kana realized that the flower had withered slowly beneath her touch. Many Tibetans believe that in ancient times Jiuzhaigou suffered such disasters that its mountains collapsed, trees and flowers withered and inhabitants fled. He's so ugly his smile makes leaves fall off trees, grass wither and die, and animals flee in terror. A slow descent into a long and murky winter; on my doorstep, the colourful leaves on the trees withered and fell, and there was no spring. Crops were withering, cattle were dying, and the river that once sculpted canyons was a trickle. Development of the tagged inflorescences was examined daily until the flowers had withered. Finally, an attempt is made to tie the episode of the fig tree withering to Homer. After all flowers have withered, cut off the entire stem. An instant of heat and he was suddenly standing at the edge of a great expanse of grassland, the grass withered and blackened in places but generally a dry yellow. This delicate flower will wither and blow away like dust in the wind if it's not watered with affection and the light of love doesn't shine. The plant's foliage withers back during the summer while pretty, orange-red berries appear in the fall. He sees the crops withered through drought and devoured by pests on a shrivelled land struggling to escape the paralysis of famine. Synonyms wilt, become limp, droop, fade shrivel (up), dry up die, perish technical become marcescent 1.1 (of a part of the body) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease. （人的四肢、皮肤等）变枯槁；萎缩 the flesh had withered away Example sentencesExamples All the time Jeremiah talked, Mathias edged closer to the body, making the girl seem to shrink and wither before the size of him. My friends' faces and arms tanned a beautiful bronze while my arms withered, blistered, burned and peeled. His thin body is withered and frail, and he shivers in the cold night air. Her eyes were a pale red, her body seemed withered and drawn out, and she was constantly yawning. Prominent community members wither and die in silence because the disease is considered so shameful. Her whole body seemed sucked dry of every liquid; she seemed withered in old age when she heard the two words that would forever change her life. For the body withering under the polluted skies of the City, with all the energies drained by the daily rigmarole of life, this is manna from heaven! The body might wither and die, but the thing that is the person, the essence, the soul lives on. Lord Keel was covered in several large wounds in his chest and his skin had withered and thinned as if he had been dried like a mannequin. Nemeth was probably being taken to Tardonia, either to be ransomed or more likely to be unpleasantly executed, body charred and features withered by hostile magic. I am classic Northern/Celtic stock, and I wither in this weather. He was dressed in only a pair of boxer shorts, his body withered and pale. With no need for locomotion, the arms and legs withered into pencil thin stumps. The other Guards stood back in horror as the man's body hit the floor, a gaunt, withered, specter of their own future. His body withered and shriveled like a prune in the sun, and, as Juktis watched, he turned into dust and was carried away to drift on the winds for all of eternity. His body was wrinkled and withered, slightly bent over and hunched. While bodies may wither, or fall ill, with age, the mind can remain good. Over the years, his muscles withered, his bones thinned, and he suffered repeated bouts of infection and life-threatening complications. Her fingers were old and withered, wrinkles and extra skin from weight loss that had happened too quickly made the effect even worse. Prolonged boozing can actually eat away at a man's body, leaving his wedding tackle withered, his muscles punier and his bones weaker. Synonyms waste (away), become shrunken, shrivel (up), atrophy, decay 2no object Fall into decay or decline. 衰落；萧条；失去活力 it is not true that old myths either die or wither away Example sentencesExamples Players become shallow and lazy as important parts of their game wither and atrophy from disuse. The blast withered to nothing as the attack stopped; Joshua fell from his position, hitting the ground with a dull thud. If you trust me I will instil in you the correct moral values so needed in this age of sexual libertarianism and moral decay, and also aid your withered self esteem. The snaps between characters fall flat, and all other attempts at comedy simply wither and die. Everything that had made me a beautiful, cheerful girl had withered and died on the twenty-third of June. For creativity is a muscle that must be worked or it will gradually atrophy and wither. The pressure not to split the team into warring camps during such a season was withering, and it fell on both of them. The line of soldiers of Kalon began to wither and grow thin, only a few warriors remained and gaps in their lines were beginning to form as they were running out of men. We in New Zealand, you know, used to be able to relax a bit, to be able to think that we would sit comfortably while the rest of the world seared, singed, withered. Phil Fontaine and Jane Stewart's Gathering Strength initiative began to wither. Synonyms diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade, ebb (away), wane, weaken, languish evaporate, melt away, disappear 2.1with object Cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken. a business that can wither the hardiest ego 一件足以挫伤最坚强自我意识的事。 Example sentencesExamples There are so many things that wither and devour the flesh. Kelly was a conservative columnist known for withering criticisms of former president Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore, and also worked for the New Republic and Atlantic Monthly magazines. It is not anti-Semitic, but it is about anti-Semitism and how the prejudice withers its perpetrators as well as their victims. ‘Age cannot wither her not custom stale her infinite variety’ said Shakespeare of his heroine Cleopatra. A Hampshire airman will be proving that age certainly has not withered him when he pilots a replica First World War plane this weekend. 2.2wither away (of the state in Marxist theory) cease to exist because no longer necessary after the dictatorship of the proletariat has implemented the necessary changes in society. （马克思主义的状态）消亡 the state in socialist societies has failed to wither away Example sentencesExamples The Marxists states have mostly withered away - it's the capitalist states that are thriving. Though Marxists argue that under communism the state will wither away, it is precisely in communist societies that state control grew to enormous proportions. This, combined with the ideal of the class-less society and the expected withering away of the state after the revolution, implies a form of cosmopolitanism of its own. On the plus side, the BNP will wither away like the State in an ideal Socialist society. Too bad it was the Marxist states that all withered away, so that people might enjoy enough freedom to make a little money and enjoy themselves a bit. 3with object Humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner. 使（人）难堪；使窘迫；使羞惭 she withered him with a glance Example sentencesExamples For half a century Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau withered any rival in vocal range with an austere glare and an iron grip on recording opportunities. That Simpsons parody comes to mind: the state-of-the-art sonic blast withers the theater crowd, and cracks teeth. With blazing and scornful eyes she fairly withered him by demanding whatever he meant by speaking to respectable people that way. Caroline merely tucked a curl behind her ear and withered him with a stare she had studied from Margaret Thatcher until he wilted completely. For those who see her withering her opponents with television soundbites, it comes as a surprise to find her sense of humour always bubbling close to the surface. They are quite likely to see right through you and your feckless ways, like Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous withering Edina and Patsy with her magnificently polished disdain. Carrie withered her, and for a second Stevie was taken aback. Phrases wither on the vine Fail to be implemented or dealt with because of inaction. （因疏忽、无行动而）未贯彻；未处理 that resolution clearly withered on the vine Example sentencesExamples ‘Talks have gone dead after the company looked at its figures again, and the deal has withered on the vine,’ said Mr Robinson. And despite this summer's favorable Supreme Court ruling, school vouchers remain a scholastic Schindler's List - rescuing children one at a time while an entire generation of abandoned kids withers on the vine. With the fruit withering on the vine, word came that a deal was being cut between Habbibi and Dostum. The objectionable institution of an advisory board is an appendage to a funding bill necessary to keep the underfunded Middle Eastern Studies programs from withering on the vine. We have two great resources withering on the vine just at a time when the world is desperate to see if we can be as resourceful as the people who are perceived to be inundating us. The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination. Other small live music venues just withered on the vine. It will mean the withering on the vine of Tory opposition to UK membership of the euro. It was the second phase of a development of the Coniston estate, and although the first phase, which included a 40 bedroom hotel, was swiftly completed, the golf course plan appears to have withered on the vine. There was a danger they could have withered on the vine. Origin Late Middle English: apparently a variant of weather, ultimately differentiated for certain senses. Wither and weather (Old English) seem to be the same word, the different forms coming to be used for different senses. Weather itself is from a Germanic root linked to wind. The phrase wither away originated in early 20th century tracts about Marxist philosophy describing the decline of the state after a dictatorship has effected changes in society such that the state's domination is no longer necessary. Rhymes dither, hither, slither, swither, thither, whither, zither verb.1 phr. Definition of wither in US English: wither verbˈwiT͟Hərˈwɪðər 1no object (of a plant) become dry and shriveled. （植物）干枯，枯萎 the grass had withered to an unappealing brown 草枯黄了，不吸引人了。 Example sentencesExamples Finally, an attempt is made to tie the episode of the fig tree withering to Homer. Development of the tagged inflorescences was examined daily until the flowers had withered. The delicate anicham flower withers when merely smelled, but an unwelcome look is enough to wither a guest's heart. The plant's foliage withers back during the summer while pretty, orange-red berries appear in the fall. The same tree withers, droops and drops the dead leaves in autumn. Crops were withering, cattle were dying, and the river that once sculpted canyons was a trickle. This delicate flower will wither and blow away like dust in the wind if it's not watered with affection and the light of love doesn't shine. And the evidence abounds: thick truncated trunks still pushing out new sprigs, charred stumps, and entire trees withering on the roadside. Staring in disbelief Kana realized that the flower had withered slowly beneath her touch. After all flowers have withered, cut off the entire stem. The world suddenly became cold as the grass withered down to nothing. Whenever he touched the ground the grass withered and died underneath his foot. Weeds wither within a few minutes (though perennial weeds will require repeat applications). He sees the crops withered through drought and devoured by pests on a shrivelled land struggling to escape the paralysis of famine. An instant of heat and he was suddenly standing at the edge of a great expanse of grassland, the grass withered and blackened in places but generally a dry yellow. Many Tibetans believe that in ancient times Jiuzhaigou suffered such disasters that its mountains collapsed, trees and flowers withered and inhabitants fled. As autumn shows its tail, osmanthus flowers wither but the scent lingers, though not as fragrant as before. A slow descent into a long and murky winter; on my doorstep, the colourful leaves on the trees withered and fell, and there was no spring. He's so ugly his smile makes leaves fall off trees, grass wither and die, and animals flee in terror. Adolphus aimed the mouth of his flame-thrower at the flowered archway and let the flowers wither under the imagined flames of his mind, and he delighted in this. Synonyms wilt, become limp, droop, fade 1.1 (of a person, limb, or the skin) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease. （人的四肢、皮肤等）变枯槁；萎缩 the flesh had withered away Example sentencesExamples Her eyes were a pale red, her body seemed withered and drawn out, and she was constantly yawning. With no need for locomotion, the arms and legs withered into pencil thin stumps. He was dressed in only a pair of boxer shorts, his body withered and pale. Over the years, his muscles withered, his bones thinned, and he suffered repeated bouts of infection and life-threatening complications. I am classic Northern/Celtic stock, and I wither in this weather. Prolonged boozing can actually eat away at a man's body, leaving his wedding tackle withered, his muscles punier and his bones weaker. Lord Keel was covered in several large wounds in his chest and his skin had withered and thinned as if he had been dried like a mannequin. While bodies may wither, or fall ill, with age, the mind can remain good. Her whole body seemed sucked dry of every liquid; she seemed withered in old age when she heard the two words that would forever change her life. Nemeth was probably being taken to Tardonia, either to be ransomed or more likely to be unpleasantly executed, body charred and features withered by hostile magic. Prominent community members wither and die in silence because the disease is considered so shameful. His body withered and shriveled like a prune in the sun, and, as Juktis watched, he turned into dust and was carried away to drift on the winds for all of eternity. For the body withering under the polluted skies of the City, with all the energies drained by the daily rigmarole of life, this is manna from heaven! His body was wrinkled and withered, slightly bent over and hunched. My friends' faces and arms tanned a beautiful bronze while my arms withered, blistered, burned and peeled. The body might wither and die, but the thing that is the person, the essence, the soul lives on. Her fingers were old and withered, wrinkles and extra skin from weight loss that had happened too quickly made the effect even worse. His thin body is withered and frail, and he shivers in the cold night air. The other Guards stood back in horror as the man's body hit the floor, a gaunt, withered, specter of their own future. All the time Jeremiah talked, Mathias edged closer to the body, making the girl seem to shrink and wither before the size of him. Synonyms waste, waste away, become shrunken, shrivel, shrivel up, atrophy, decay 2Cease to flourish; fall into decay or decline. 衰落；萧条；失去活力 programs would wither away if they did not command local support 如果得不到当地的支持，项目就会丧失其活力。 Example sentencesExamples If you trust me I will instil in you the correct moral values so needed in this age of sexual libertarianism and moral decay, and also aid your withered self esteem. The snaps between characters fall flat, and all other attempts at comedy simply wither and die. Phil Fontaine and Jane Stewart's Gathering Strength initiative began to wither. The blast withered to nothing as the attack stopped; Joshua fell from his position, hitting the ground with a dull thud. For creativity is a muscle that must be worked or it will gradually atrophy and wither. We in New Zealand, you know, used to be able to relax a bit, to be able to think that we would sit comfortably while the rest of the world seared, singed, withered. Everything that had made me a beautiful, cheerful girl had withered and died on the twenty-third of June. The line of soldiers of Kalon began to wither and grow thin, only a few warriors remained and gaps in their lines were beginning to form as they were running out of men. The pressure not to split the team into warring camps during such a season was withering, and it fell on both of them. Players become shallow and lazy as important parts of their game wither and atrophy from disuse. Synonyms diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade, ebb, ebb away, wane, weaken, languish 2.1with object Cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken. a business that can wither the hardiest ego 一件足以挫伤最坚强自我意识的事。 Example sentencesExamples A Hampshire airman will be proving that age certainly has not withered him when he pilots a replica First World War plane this weekend. ‘Age cannot wither her not custom stale her infinite variety’ said Shakespeare of his heroine Cleopatra. There are so many things that wither and devour the flesh. Kelly was a conservative columnist known for withering criticisms of former president Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore, and also worked for the New Republic and Atlantic Monthly magazines. It is not anti-Semitic, but it is about anti-Semitism and how the prejudice withers its perpetrators as well as their victims. 3Mortify (someone) with a scornful look or manner. 使（人）难堪；使窘迫；使羞惭 she withered me with a look Example sentencesExamples Carrie withered her, and for a second Stevie was taken aback. For half a century Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau withered any rival in vocal range with an austere glare and an iron grip on recording opportunities. With blazing and scornful eyes she fairly withered him by demanding whatever he meant by speaking to respectable people that way. They are quite likely to see right through you and your feckless ways, like Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous withering Edina and Patsy with her magnificently polished disdain. That Simpsons parody comes to mind: the state-of-the-art sonic blast withers the theater crowd, and cracks teeth. Caroline merely tucked a curl behind her ear and withered him with a stare she had studied from Margaret Thatcher until he wilted completely. For those who see her withering her opponents with television soundbites, it comes as a surprise to find her sense of humour always bubbling close to the surface. Phrases wither on the vine Fail to be implemented or dealt with because of neglect or inaction. （因疏忽、无行动而）未贯彻；未处理 Example sentencesExamples The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination. Other small live music venues just withered on the vine. It will mean the withering on the vine of Tory opposition to UK membership of the euro. ‘Talks have gone dead after the company looked at its figures again, and the deal has withered on the vine,’ said Mr Robinson. There was a danger they could have withered on the vine. The objectionable institution of an advisory board is an appendage to a funding bill necessary to keep the underfunded Middle Eastern Studies programs from withering on the vine. It was the second phase of a development of the Coniston estate, and although the first phase, which included a 40 bedroom hotel, was swiftly completed, the golf course plan appears to have withered on the vine. We have two great resources withering on the vine just at a time when the world is desperate to see if we can be as resourceful as the people who are perceived to be inundating us. And despite this summer's favorable Supreme Court ruling, school vouchers remain a scholastic Schindler's List - rescuing children one at a time while an entire generation of abandoned kids withers on the vine. With the fruit withering on the vine, word came that a deal was being cut between Habbibi and Dostum. Origin Late Middle English: apparently a variant of weather, ultimately differentiated for certain senses. verb.1 phr.
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