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wither/ˈwiðə/v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) make or become dry and shrivelled (使)干枯；变枯萎；凋谢 withered flowers 凋谢了的花 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 away) deprive of or lose vigour, vitality, freshness, or importance (使)失去体力、活力、生机或重要性 3 intr. decay, decline 衰弱；衰退 4 tr.a blight with scorn etc. (以鄙视等态度)使难堪 b (as 作 withering adj.) scornful 轻蔑的；使人难堪的 a withering look 轻蔑的目光 □ witheringly adv.[Middle English, apparently variant of WEATHER differentiated for certain senses] |