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wilting

/wilt/US // wɪlt //UK // (wɪlt) //

枯萎,枯萎的,枯萎性,凋零

Related Words

droop垂头丧气,耷拉着脑袋,垂头丧气的,下垂ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的melt融化,熔化,融化了,熔炼wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱shrivel萎缩,起皱纹,缩水,萎靡不振succumb屈服,屈服于,屈从于,屈从cave in在地陷collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴mummify木乃伊化,木乃伊,变成木乃伊,化腐朽为神奇flag旗帜,旗子,国旗,旗号weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃languish煎熬,苟延残喘,煎熬着,苟延残喘的

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
    • : to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day's hard work.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to wilt.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Also wilt disease .

    • : the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a sudden wilt of interest in the discussion.
    • : Plant Pathology. the drying out, drooping, and withering of the leaves of a plant due to inadequate water supply, excessive transpiration, or vascular disease.a disease so characterized, as fusarium wilt.
    • : a virus disease of various caterpillars, characterized by the liquefaction of body tissues.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbsag, fail
Synonyms
cave in在地陷diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱droop垂头丧气,耷拉着脑袋,垂头丧气的,下垂dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的melt融化,熔化,融化了,熔炼shrivel萎缩,起皱纹,缩水,萎靡不振succumb屈服,屈服于,屈从于,屈从wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴flag旗帜,旗子,国旗,旗号languish煎熬,苟延残喘,煎熬着,苟延残喘的mummify木乃伊化,木乃伊,变成木乃伊,化腐朽为神奇sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了become limp瘫痪,瘫软,酥软,瘫倒break down分解,崩溃,溃败,破解dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯give out放出,放出了,发放,放出消息waste away浪费,浪费了,消减,浪费掉wizen智者,智慧,巫师,聪明人

Examples

  • I freed my bouquet, now wilted, lashed my kayak to the float, and climbed up slippery pink granite to the trail.

  • He felt his body grow limp (like one of those high-speed films of a flower wilting).

  • "I do not know," she answered wearily, and her whole form wilting she looked away from him.

  • The rising sun was a very cheerful sight, but as our road lay up a long ascent, we soon felt its wilting effects.

  • She shrank from him, wilting with shame, her eyes frozen in her face; but he was inexorable.

  • She felt as if the very roots of her spirit had been torn up and lay wilting and shrivelling in the cold light of her reason.

  • Thomas still maintained his control, although cold perspiration was wilting his highly polished collar.

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