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1. Oxford Dictionary

   wither

   • IPA[ˈwɪðə]

   英式

   • v.
     (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled；(of a part of the body) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease

   • verb: wither, 3rd person present: withers, gerund or present participle: withering, past tense: withered, past participle: withered

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled the grass had withered to an unappealing brown 同義詞 wilt, become limp, droop, fade, shrivel (up), ... 更多dry up, die, perish, technicalbecome marcescent反義詞 thrive, flourish
   • ▪ (of a part of the body) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease the flesh had withered away 同義詞 waste (away), become shrunken, shrivel (up), atrophy, decay反義詞 strengthen
   • 2. fall into decay or decline it is not true that old myths either die or wither away 同義詞 diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade, ... 更多ebb (away), wane, weaken, languish, evaporate, melt away, disappear反義詞 grow
   • ▪ cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken a business that can wither the hardiest ego
   • ▪ (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 the state in socialist societies has failed to wither away
   • 3. humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner she withered him with a glance

   片語

   • wither on the vine