wither

英 [ˈwɪð.ər]      美 [ˈwɪð.ɚ]
  • vt. 使凋谢;使畏缩;使衰弱
  • vi. 枯萎;凋谢;衰弱
  • n. (Wither)人名;(英)威瑟
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1. 谐音“萎人儿、痿人儿”。
wither 枯萎

来自古英语wederen,暴露于空气中,枯萎,词源同weather.

wither
wither: see weather
wither (v.)
1530s, alteration of Middle English wydderen "dry up, shrivel" (late 14c.), intransitive, apparently a differentiated and special use of wederen "to expose to weather" (see weather (v.)). Compare German verwittern "to become weather-beaten," from Witter "weather." Transitive sense from 1550s. Related: Withered; withering; witheringly.
1. 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。
2. Age cannot wither her.
岁月并未使她的容颜减色.
3. As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.
我的生命就如秋叶般枯萎凋零。
4. 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。
5. Autumn wind rises; white clouds fly. Grass and trees wither; geese go south.
秋风起 兮 白云飞, 草木黄落 兮 雁南归.

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