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

• 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。
• Withers high and the topline slightly rounded over the loin to the set on of the tail.
  马肩隆是背线上最高的，背线略微圆拱，越过腰部，在尾根处结束。
• The girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers.
  这女孩子的经历令人心碎。
• A difficult tale. I have sympathy for withers, but I have my own problems to concern me.
  一个复杂的故事。我十分同情威瑟斯的遭遇，但是我还有自己的问题要去解决。
• Withers are prominent and attached to a well set-in shoulder.
  威瑟斯是突出和良好的设置，在肩部连接到。
• It withers quicker than the rose.
  却比玫瑰残降天借快。
• As a result, the initiative of enterprises withers.
  企业没有积极性了。
• Winston did not know why Withers had been disgraced.
  温斯顿不晓得维泽斯失宠的原因。
• Amid the rockers was Ms. Cyrus, and even Mr. Withers again squeezed in front of a microphone.
  赛勒斯参与了合唱，甚至连威瑟斯也再次挤到麦克风前。
• Life will never be the flower withers.
  生命之花永不会凋谢。