wither

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  • v.凋谢；萎缩；消失
  • Web枯萎；凋零；凋残
Simple Present：withers  Present Participle：withering  Past Tense：withered  

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wither
v.
1.
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~ (sth)
（使）枯萎，凋谢if a plantwithers or sthwithers it, it dries up and dies
The grass had withered in the warm sun.
这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
2.
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~ (away)
萎缩；（尤指渐渐）破灭，消失to become less or weaker, especially before disappearing completely
All our hopes just withered away.
我们所有的希望都渐渐破灭了。

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Definition:
AllAll,凋谢凋谢,萎缩萎缩,消失消失,枯萎枯萎,凋零凋零,凋残凋残
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1.
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.
他儿子听到后去看作物。不幸的是，作物的叶子开始枯萎。
tā ér zǐ tīng dào hòu qù kàn zuò wù 。 bú xìng de shì , zuò wù de yè zi kāi shǐ kū wěi 。
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2.
And we all wither like a leaf, And our iniquities , like the wind, carry us away.
我们都像叶子渐渐枯乾，我们的罪孽好像风把我们吹去。
wǒ men dōu xiàng yè zi jiàn jiàn kū qián , wǒ men de zuì niè hǎo xiàng fēng bǎ wǒ men chuī qù 。
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3.
It was such a hot day why does not wither? . May is the subject of today 's influence, thought: their vitality is so strong!
这么热的天怎么还没有枯萎？。也许是受了今天的事的影响，想到：它们的生命力怎么这么强啊！
zhè me rè de tiān zěn me hái méi yǒu kū wěi ? 。 yě xǔ shì shòu le jīn tiān de shì de yǐng xiǎng , xiǎng dào : tā men de shēng mìng lì zěn me zhè me qiáng a !
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4.
What is seemingly awaiting her is nothing but a very short journey of life like a budding flower that will soon wither.
等待她的只能是短暂的生命历程，一朵花蕾很快就会凋谢。
děng dài tā de zhǐ néng shì duǎn zàn de shēng mìng lì chéng , yī duǒ huā lěi hěn kuài jiù huì diāo xiè 。
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5.
Perhaps he had been full of emotions as boy and a young man, and by giving them no outlet had allowed them over the years to wither and die.
也许在孩提和青年时代他就充满了激情，由于多年没有释放出来的时机便萎缩殆尽了。
yě xǔ zài hái tí hé qīng nián shí dài tā jiù chōng mǎn le jī qíng , yóu yú duō nián méi yǒu shì fàng chū lái de shí jī biàn wěi suō dài jìn le 。
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A deadly grey cloud will form upon the battlefield. Anyone standing in the cloud will wither and die unless able to leave it.
战场上形成一团指明的褐色云雾，任何站在其中的人都将骨肉衰退而死亡，除非及时脱身。
zhàn chǎng shàng xíng chéng yī tuán zhǐ míng de hè sè yún wù , rèn hé zhàn zài qí zhōng de rén dōu jiāng gǔ ròu shuāi tuì ér sǐ wáng , chú fēi jí shí tuō shēn 。
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I did not to take care of it, a few months later, it became haggard, wither, and fade of the Baba.
我没顾得上去照顾它，几个月后，它变得憔悴、枯萎了，蔫巴巴的了。
wǒ méi gù de shàng qù zhào gù tā , jǐ gè yuè hòu , tā biàn de qiáo cuì 、 kū wěi le , niān bā bā de le 。
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How shall my leaves fly singing upon the wind unless my roots wither in the dark?
我的根须不在黑冥中枯死，我的叶片怎样在风中高飞歌唱呢？
wǒ de gēn xū bù zài hēi míng zhōng kū sǐ , wǒ de yè piàn zěn yàng zài fēng zhōng gāo fēi gē chàng ne ?
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But it's also clear that new generations of Singaporeans are ready to move onto a new era, and the PAP will have to reflect that or wither.
但是，同样清楚的是，新一代新加坡人已经准备走进新时代，人民行动党要么顺应，要么衰败。
dàn shì , tóng yàng qīng chǔ de shì , xīn yí dài xīn jiā pō rén yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi zǒu jìn xīn shí dài , rén mín xíng dòng dǎng yào me shùn yìng , yào me shuāi bài 。
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Finally one day, it has flown the sky, but white duck's wing because did not need already to wither frequently.
终于有一天，它飞上了天空，而白鸭子的翅膀由于经常不用早已萎缩了。
zhōng yú yǒu yī tiān , tā fēi shàng le tiān kōng , ér bái yā zi de chì bǎng yóu yú jīng cháng bú yòng zǎo yǐ wěi suō le 。
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