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

• The girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers.
  这女孩子的经历令人心碎。
• Life will never be the flower withers.
  生命之花永不会凋谢。
• 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。
• Topline straight and level between withers and croup.
  背线笔直，位置介于腰和臀部之间。
• Withers are prominent and attached to a well set-in shoulder.
  威瑟斯是突出和良好的设置，在肩部连接到。
• Always tie a horse at the level of his withers or a bit higher to a post or a well-constructed rail, such as this metal pipe rail.
  一定要把马拴在和他的肩隆齐平或是稍高一点的杆子或是功能健全的围栏上，比如说这种金属管围栏上。
• On the contrary, when removed from the greenhouse and exposed to the driving rain, the flower soon fades and withers, with the petals cast about on the grounds.
  与此相反，当它被移出温室并暴露在暴雨中时。花儿很快就凋谢枯萎了，花瓣散落满地。
• And when death appears, it pales and withers and crumbles into dust.
  等到死亡出现的时候，它就苍白枯萎，碎成尘土了。
• It withers quicker than the rose.
  却比玫瑰残降天借快。
• Friends and family also rallied around Miss Withers, 29, a PA from a West End recruitment firm.
  今年29岁的威瑟斯小姐在伦敦西区一家人力资源公司担任私人助理，朋友和家人都表示了对她的支持。