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withers

英 [ˈwɪðəz]

美 [ˈwɪðərz]

n.  鬐甲(马肩胛骨间隆起部分)
v.  (使)枯萎,凋谢; 萎缩; (尤指渐渐)破灭,消失
wither的第三人称单数

复数:withers 

BNC.36368 / COCA.28737

牛津词典

    noun

    • 鬐甲(马肩胛骨间隆起部分)
      the highest part of a horse's back, between its shoulders

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 衰弱;凋敝
        If someone or somethingwithers, they become very weak.
        1. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered...
          他到退休年龄时已老态毕现。
        2. Industries unable to modernize have been left to wither.
          无法实现现代化的行业已经自行衰落。
        3. Wither awaymeans the same aswither.
          wither away 同 wither
        4. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
          眼见自己的身体日渐衰弱真是让人心烦。
      • VERB (花朵、植物)枯萎,凋谢
        If a flower or plantwithers, it dries up and dies.
        1. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered...
          伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
        2. Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions.
          美国中西部农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。
      • 甲;马肩隆
        The highest part of a horse's back, behind its neck, is referred to as itswithers.

        英英释义

        noun

        • the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

          双语例句

          • He should be tied to the top rail, which is a few inches higher than his withers.
            他应该被拴在最高的那根围栏上,那根围栏比他的肩隆高了几英寸。
          • Back: The back is straight and strong, with a level topline from withers to croup.
            后躯:后躯直并且强壮,拥有从肩部到臀部水平的背线。
          • Like a flower he blossoms and then withers; like a shadow he flees and never stays.
            他象朵花似的盛开而后枯萎,象影子似的漂浮不定。
          • The tender plant is produced, but in so cold a soil and so severe a climate, soon withers and dies.
            柔嫩植物长出来了,但在土壤寒冽、气候严酷的环境中,不久就枯死了。
          • This horse is tied to a rail that is below the level of his withers.
            图中的马被拴在一根低于肩隆的围栏上。
          • The topline is level from the withers to the croup.
            背线自马肩隆到臀部保持水平。
          • When the tail is extended toward the head it reaches at least halfway to the withers.
            当尾巴向头部方向伸展时,至少能到达去马肩隆的中途。
          • It withers quicker than the rose.
            却比玫瑰残降天借快。
          • Well, we surely know the ways in which love bursts and withers away during the time of intimacy.
            其实我们早就知道,关于爱的滋生和枯萎无非就发生在那些暧昧的时间中。
          • On the contrary, when removed from the greenhouse and exposed to the driving rain, the flower soon fades and withers, with the petals cast about on the grounds.
            与此相反,当它被移出温室并暴露在暴雨中时。花儿很快就凋谢枯萎了,花瓣散落满地。