wilt
verb[I]
uk/wɪlt/us/wɪlt/(of aplant) tobecomeweakandbegintobendtowards theground, or (of aperson) tobecomeweaker,tired, or lessconfident:
(植物)枯萎,凋谢;(人)变得萎靡不振Cutflowerswillsoonwilt withoutwater.剪下的花没有水会很快枯萎。
After only an hour'shikingthey werebeginningto wilt in theheat.才走了一小时,他们就热得没精打采了。
Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- abatement
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- decline
- emasculation
- enervate
- enervating
- enfeeble
- enfeebled
- fade
- melt
- relieve
- sink
- totter
- tottering
- turn to jellyidiom
- wane
- waste away