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

• It withers quicker than the rose.
  却比玫瑰残降天借快。
• This horse is tied to a rail that is below the level of his withers.
  图中的马被拴在一根低于肩隆的围栏上。
• 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。
• He should be tied to the top rail, which is a few inches higher than his withers.
  他应该被拴在最高的那根围栏上，那根围栏比他的肩隆高了几英寸。
• Hair is short on the face developing into a distinct mane, from the crown to the withers, surrounding the head and neck.
  面部的短毛发逐渐增长为头顶部和肩部的鬃毛，环绕头部和颈部。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When a flower blossoms in the greenhouse despite of the external rain and thunder, it withers immediately once being moved out of its cozy haven.
  当外面打雷下雨的时候，一朵花却能在温室中生机勃勃地开放。可是一旦离开了这个舒适的避难所来到外面的时候，这朵花立刻就凋谢了。