wither

wither

英音 ['wɪðə(r)] 美音 [ˈwɪðɚ]

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基本翻译或解释：

vt. 使枯萎；使畏缩；使衰弱
vi. 凋谢；衰弱；萎缩

词源相关：

第三人称单数： withers过去式： withered过去分词： withered现在分词： withering易混淆的单词： Wither

详细解释：

wither 枯萎 来自古英语wederen,暴露于空气中，枯萎，词源同weather.

用法与例句：

The only way to wither those roots is with love .

唯一使这些根枯萎的方式就是爱。

As domestic monopolies wither , notaries are looking abroad .

随着国内垄断的萎缩，公证员的眼光正在转向国外。

Reagan did not believe that freedom could be left to wither in accommodation with autocracy .

里根认为，不能为了迁就专制统治而听任自由凋零。

The beneficiaries are state-owned interests that many analysts had assumed would gradually wither away in the face of private-sector competition .

从中受益的是国有企业，而之前许多分析人士曾认为面对私营企业的竞争，国有企业会逐渐衰弱。

Some will cause us to wither , while others will help us grow and flourish .

也许一些雇主会导致我们枯萎，而其他人将帮助我们茁壮成长。