英语词汇“witheringly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

with•er v.

to (cause to) shrivel or fade: [no object]The plants are withering in the heat.[~ + object]The heat has withered the entire corn crop.
to render powerless;
stun:[~ + object]She withered him with a scornful look.

with•er•ing•ly, adv. : She looked at him witheringly.

with•er v.i.

to shrivel;
fade;
decay:The grapes had withered on the vine.
to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away).

v.t.

to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture;
cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.:The drought withered the buds.
to affect harmfully:Reputations were withered by the scandal.
to abash, as by a scathing glance:a look that withered him.

Middle English, perh. variant of weather (verb, verbal) 1250–1300

with′ered•ness, n.
with′er•er, n.
with′er•ing•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wrinkle, shrink, dry, decline, languish, droop, waste. Wither, shrivel imply a shrinking, wilting, and wrinkling. Wither (of plants and flowers) is to dry up, shrink, wilt, fade, whether as a natural process or as the result of exposure to excessive heat or drought:Plants withered in the hot sun.Shrivel, used of thin, flat objects and substances, such as leaves, the skin, etc., means to curl, roll up, become wrinkled:The leaves shrivel in cold weather. Paper shrivels in fire.
5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humiliate, shame.

With•er n.

Biographical George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.

Also, With•ers

单词	witheringly
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 with•er /ˈwɪðɚ/USA pronunciation v. to (cause to) shrivel or fade: [no object]The plants are withering in the heat.[~ + object]The heat has withered the entire corn crop. to render powerless; stun:[~ + object]She withered him with a scornful look. with•er•ing•ly, adv. : She looked at him witheringly. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 with•er (wiᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. to shrivel; fade; decay:The grapes had withered on the vine. to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away). v.t. to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.:The drought withered the buds. to affect harmfully:Reputations were withered by the scandal. to abash, as by a scathing glance:a look that withered him. Middle English, perh. variant of weather (verb, verbal) 1250–1300 with′ered•ness, n. with′er•er, n. with′er•ing•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wrinkle, shrink, dry, decline, languish, droop, waste. Wither, shrivel imply a shrinking, wilting, and wrinkling. Wither (of plants and flowers) is to dry up, shrink, wilt, fade, whether as a natural process or as the result of exposure to excessive heat or drought:Plants withered in the hot sun.Shrivel, used of thin, flat objects and substances, such as leaves, the skin, etc., means to curl, roll up, become wrinkled:The leaves shrivel in cold weather. Paper shrivels in fire. 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humiliate, shame. With•er (wiᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation n. Biographical George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer. `Also, With•ers` (wiᵺ′ərz).USA pronunciation
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