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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
眼見自己的身體日漸衰弱真是讓人心煩。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Age cannot wither her.
歲月并未使她的容顏減色.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.
我的生命就如秋葉般枯萎凋零。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions.
美國(guó)中西部農(nóng)民眼睜睜地看著他們的莊稼旱死。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Autumn wind rises; white clouds fly. Grass and trees wither; geese go south.