wither

柯林斯詞典

1. V-I If someone or something withers, they become very weak. 變虛弱
When he went into retirement, he visibly withered. 到了退休年齡時(shí)，他明顯變得虛弱了。
2. PHRASAL VERB Wither away means the same as . 變虛弱
To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating. 看著我的身躰在自己的眼前日漸虛弱真是讓人惱火。
3. V-I If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies. (花朵或植物) 枯萎
The flowers in Isabel's room had withered. 伊莎貝爾房間裡的花朵已經(jīng)枯萎了。