wither

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with·er /ˈwɪðə $ -ər/ (also wither away) verb  1. [intransitive, transitive]HBPDIE if plants wither, or if something withers them, they become drier and smaller and start to die （使）〔植物〕枯萎，干枯2  [intransitive] to gradually become weaker or less successful and then end 逐渐疲弱，每况愈下 His career had withered. 他的职业生涯已每况愈下。 The organization just withered away. 那个组织渐渐解体了。3  wither on the vine if something withers on the vine, it gradually ends because it is not given enough support 〔因缺乏支持而〕中途夭折，未能成功 The government has allowed the program to wither on the vine by reducing its funding. 政府减少了对该计划的财政支持，使其半途夭折了。→ See Verb table

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wither• Boils and sores burst out over his flesh, his body becomes hunched and arthritic, his skin aged and withered.• They uprooted them, as Marshall had uprooted the cannabis, and watched them wither.• Words to express her feelings seemed to wither and die inside her.• Programmes would wither away if they did not command sufficient local support.• He did, however, curtail his withering critique.• And Basho: On a journey, ill, and over fields all withered, dreams go wandering.• Joe was in top form, spinning stories, issuing pronunciamentos, dropping withering quips at every opportunity.• The fame of Anacreon had withered to nothing with the decay of the times.Origin wither (1300-1400) Probably from weather “to affect with sun, wind, rain, etc.”

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wither
with‧er /ˈwɪðə $ -ər/ (also wither away) verb1. [intransitive and transitive] if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die
2. [intransitive] to gradually become weaker or less successful and then end:
    His career had withered.
    The organization just withered away.
3. wither on the vine if something withers on the vine, it gradually ends because it is not given enough support:
    The government has allowed the program to wither on the vine by reducing its funding.

witherBrE /ˈwɪðə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪðər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wither BrE /ˈwɪðə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɪðər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it withers BrE /ˈwɪðəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɪðərz/ 🔊past simple withered BrE /ˈwɪðəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɪðərd/ 🔊past participle withered BrE /ˈwɪðəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɪðərd/ 🔊 -ing form withering BrE /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) if a plant withers or sth withers it, it dries up and dies （使）枯萎，凋谢◆The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。🔊🔊 [intransitive] ~ (away) to become less or weaker, especially before disappearing completely 萎缩；（尤指渐渐）破灭，消失◆All our hopes just withered away. 我们所有的希望都渐渐破灭了。🔊🔊