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withering

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++with·er·ing /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ adjective  a withering look/remark etc CRITICIZEa look, remark etc that makes someone feel stupid, embarrassed, or lose confidence 打击性的眼神/言语等,咄咄逼人的眼神/言语等witheringly adverb
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witheringMrs Thatcher's withering contempt was far more damaging.The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look.Be prepared to question this if you want to, and do not retreat from any withering looks.Momentarily they lift her world beyond its withering perimeter.Billy Bingham, whose make-do-and-mend team were no match for their southern neighbours' withering power game, added his good wishes.I had watched her successor, David Ennals, come under withering union fire for cutting back on the hospital building programme.Rotten had also adopted an increasingly withering view of his colleagues.
with·er·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
look, remark feel that etc Corpus a someone makes


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withering
withering /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ adjective
a withering look/remark etc a look, remark etc that makes someone feel stupid, embarrassed, or lose confidence
—witheringly adverb


wither·ingBrE /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective(of a look, remark, etc. 神情、话语等) intended to make sb feel silly or ashamed 尖刻的;使人难堪的;令人无地自容的withering scorn使人难堪的轻蔑She gave him a withering look. 她极其蔑视地看了他一眼。🔊🔊 wither·ing·ly BrE /ˈwɪðərɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪðərɪŋli/ 🔊 adverb