单词	withering
释义	witheringwith‧er‧ing /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Be prepared to question this if you want to, and do not retreat from any withering looks. 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. Momentarily they lift her world beyond its withering perimeter. Mrs Thatcher's withering contempt was far more damaging. Rotten had also adopted an increasingly withering view of his colleagues. The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► withering contempt (=that makes you feel very inferior)· She treated some of her staff with withering contempt. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► look · 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.· She rose, threw one withering look at Cranston and followed the others out.· Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a withering look/remark etc Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair. The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look. a withering look/remark etc a look, remark etc that makes someone feel stupid, embarrassed, or lose confidence—witheringly adverb
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