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单词 wilts
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
wilt1 /wɪlt/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. Plant Diseasesto (cause to) become limp and drooping, as a flower: [no object]The plants began to wilt in the hot weather.[+ object]The hot weather will wilt the plants.
  2. to lose strength, vigor, or courage:[no object]Under pressure he would wilt and give up.

wilt2 /wɪlt/USA pronunciation   v. [Archaic.]
  1. second pers. sing. pres. indic. of will1.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wilt1  (wilt),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower;
    wither.
  2. to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.:to wilt after a day's hard work.

v.t. 
  1. to cause to wilt.

n. 
  1. the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:a sudden wilt of interest in the discussion.
  2. Plant Diseases
    • the drying out, drooping, and withering of the leaves of a plant due to inadequate water supply, excessive transpiration, or vascular disease.
    • a disease so characterized, as fusarium wilt.
  3. Insectsa virus disease of various caterpillars, characterized by the liquefaction of body tissues.
Also, wilt disease′ (for defs. 5b, 6).
  • Middle Dutch welken; compare German welk withered
  • dialect, dialectal variant of wilk to wither, itself variant of welk, Middle English welken, probably 1685–95
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wane, droop; ebb, weaken.

wilt2  (wilt),USA pronunciation v. [Archaic.]
  1. second pers. sing. pres. ind. of will 1.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Wilts /wɪlts/ abbreviation for
  1. Wiltshire
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wilt /wɪlt/ vb
  1. to become or cause to become limp, flaccid, or drooping: insufficient water makes plants wilt
  2. to lose or cause to lose courage, strength, etc
  3. (transitive) to cook (a leafy vegetable) very briefly until it begins to collapse
n
  1. the act of wilting or state of becoming wilted
  2. any of various plant diseases characterized by permanent wilting, usually caused by fungal parasites attacking the roots
Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps variant of wilk to wither, from Middle Dutch welken
wilt /wɪlt/ vb
  1. archaic or dialect
    used with the pronoun thou or its relative equivalent:
    a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of will1
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