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withers

/with-erz/US // ˈwɪð ərz //UK // (ˈwɪðəz) //

枯枝,枯叶,枯萎,枯草

Related Words

dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式perish消灭,殒命,毁灭,殒落wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱wilt枯萎,萎缩,凋谢,发蔫disintegrate瓦解,解体,崩解,碎裂decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减deflate放气,平放,平减,平移fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的atrophy萎缩,萎萎缩,萎缩不全,萎缩的languish煎熬,苟延残喘,煎熬着,苟延残喘的shrivel萎缩,起皱纹,缩水,萎靡不振shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷die死亡,死,死了,死于contract合同,签约,契约,契约书fold折叠,褶皱,折,折痕desiccate干燥,脱水,干燥剂,干燥处理constrict压迫,缢死,缢杀,拘束

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc.

Examples

  • Not to be Confused WithThe Best of Bill Withers: Lean on Me.

  • When what Toynbee called a “creative minority” does not rise to the occasion of a great challenge, society withers and dies.

  • Under such conditions, the genius of a nation withers and dies.

  • On certain of the stems the fertile cone appears and the spores are ripened about June, after which the process withers.

  • It is sincerely to be hoped that a little later we shall have a continuation of the work from Mr. Withers' pen.

  • Dressed Monte's withers with liniment greatly reducing swelling from saddle-gall.

  • Mrs. Mallaby Deeley is doing good work in securing withers for horses.

  • Unlike his pony prototypes, his was a lengthy, arched neck, held high from narrowing withers and a short back.

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